{"id":170685,"date":"2026-03-30T00:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=170685"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:19:32","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8exclusive-yankees-believe-livvy-dunne-could-be-the-unexpected-key-to-landing-paul-skenes-in-a-blockbuster-deal-where-baseball-meets-influence-and-one-connection-might-change-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=170685","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8EXCLUSIVE: Yankees believe Livvy Dunne could be the unexpected key to landing Paul Skenes in a blockbuster deal\u2014where baseball meets influence, and one connection might change everything. This isn\u2019t just a trade, it feels like a story no one saw coming."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New York Yankees are holding out hope that Livvy Dunne could play a key role in helping acquire Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes via a blockbuster trade.<\/p>\n

Though Skenes \u2014 who endured a nightmarish start to his 2026 MLB campaign \u2014 has notched no shortage of individual success in the majors, the hard-throwing righty hasn’t even come close to reaching the playoffs with the Pirates. Pittsburgh is currently mired in a run of seven consecutive losing seasons while reaching the postseason only three times since 1992.<\/p>\n

Given Pittsburgh\u2019s failure to build a winning ballclub around Skenes, some have speculated that he’d prefer to play for a championship contender.<\/p>\n

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Just hours before Skenes secured his place as the second-youngest unanimous Cy Young Award winner in MLB history this past offseason, an unnamed Pirates player told NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller that the 23-year-old had privately voiced his ambition to join the Yankees.<\/p>\n

According to the report, Skenes wanted to be dealt long before reaching free agency after the 2029 season, expressing doubts about the Pirates’ capacity to compete during his tenure in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Dunne unintentionally added further fuel to the rumors by purchasing a $1.95 million condo in Manhattan\u2019s West Village last November. Given the fact that his girlfriend is already based in the Big Apple, members of the Yankees staff reportedly suggested it may not be long until Skenes joins her in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue or not, some Yankees people see hope well down the road since Skenes\u2019 girlfriend, model and gymnast Livvy Dunne, lives in New York,\u201d the New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman wrote earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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If Heyman\u2019s reports are true, this wouldn\u2019t be the first time that Dunne has influenced Skenes\u2019 career. Off the mound, his father Craig noted that the pitcher continues to receive invaluable assistance from his partner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she’s definitely helped him on the public side of things \u2026 whether it’s the social media side of getting visibility and using that platform more,\u201d Craig told Mirror U.S. Sports<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he’s not really active on it even right now, but he’s more so now than he was even a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Heyman, the Yankees pulled out all the stops at last year\u2019s trade deadline in an attempt to acquire Skenes\u2019 talents.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs of the deadline, their best prospect package might have included some combination of Cam Schlittler (who\u2019s now establishing himself as a potential ace), George Lombard Jr., Spencer Jones and Carlos Lagrange, or possibly others,\u201d Heyman added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo expect the Yankees to circle back if they ever detect even a glimmer of an opening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet Skenes quickly dismissed the unfounded speculation, insisting that he was not eyeing a trade to the Yankees. “There’s a reason [ESPN baseball insider] Jeff Passan didn’t write about [it], I’ll say that,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Rumors are rumors. I was frustrated for a little bit, but it doesn’t really matter. I’ve had some time to think about it, but I’m glad I had the opportunity to speak to the Pittsburgh media and clear the air over nothing, basically. It is what it is.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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