An ambitious baseball mascot failed to charm Livvy Dunne after shooting his shot with the gymnastics icon this week.
During the second game of Detroit’s double header with Pittsburgh on Thursday, Paws – who has been the Tigers’ mascot since 1995 – held up a sign which read ‘Sup Livvy Dunne’ while her Pirates-star boyfriend Paul Skenes was on the mound.
But his bold attempt to win her over was quickly shut down.
In a viral response, Dunne quoted a photo of Paws’ sign on X and wrote: ‘Sorry… not my type of tiger,’ while tagging Detroit.
The ex-gymnast was likely referencing the Tigers of LSU – the school she and Skenes attended.
Dunne met the baseball sensation at LSU, with the pair first going public with their relationship in the summer of 2023.
An ambitious baseball mascot failed to charm Livvy Dunne after shooting his shot with her
Tigers mascot Paws held up a sign aimed at Dunne as her boyfriend Paul Skenes was pitching
The ex-LSU gymnast has dated Pittsburgh Pirates star Skenes since the summer of 2023
Skenes, who finished the second game against the Tigers on Thursday with two earned runs and nine strikeouts in six innings pitched, is currently in his second year with the Pirates after a historic rookie season.
After being drafted first overall in 2023, the pitcher quickly established himself as one of the best in the sport and was eventually named National League Rookie of the Year.
Dunne recently shared a glimpse of her ‘east coast summer’ with Skenes on Monday as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover star showed how she’s been enjoying the warm weather thus far.
The TikTok star, who announced her retirement from gymnastics in April, has had a busy couple of months as she attended a SI Swimsuit party last month and walked on the runway for the brand more recently.
And the Westwood, New Jersey native clearly enjoyed spending some time close to home as she gleefully recapped her life of late on Instagram.
In the first picture of the carousel post, Dunne sat on the grass in a bathing suit eating a cherry while her dog, Roux, sat nearby.
She also shared a picture of her with influencer Alix Earle, while she’s also spent much of her time cheering on Skenes for the Pirates.
The LSU graduate shared a picture of herself in a Pirates hat, a view of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park and a snap of Skenes playing golf as he enjoyed some time away from the baseball diamond.
