Olivia Dunne drops one-word reaction as boyfriend Paul Skenes rasies $500,000 for veterans after winning major baseball award

Olivia Dunne recently reacted to boyfriend Paul Skenes teaming up with Raising Cane’s to generate a grand donation for veterans. The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher was present at The Mothership – Raising Cane’s first restaurant in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, to hand out Box combos on the counter and the drive-thru to the veterans.

As the pitcher joined hands with Raising Cane’s, he raised $500,000 for the Gary Sinise Foundation, a nonprofit organization started by the actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, which supports American veterans, first responders, and their families. The partnership was proposed by Skenes himself, who decided to donate $100 to the Gary Sinise Foundation for every strikeout he recorded throughout the season, totaling 216. After successfully raising the funds, he spoke about the partnership, saying:

"The Gary Sinise Foundation is a great foundation to partner with because it's gonna be used very directly to help veterans, whatever it looks like, building houses, putting on events for veterans and their kids, fallen soldiers, airmen, whoever it is."

As Raising Cane's shared the video of Skenes' duty on Instagram, his girlfriend, Dunne couldn't stop gushing and commented on the video, writing:

"Dreamy."

The 2024 NL Rookie of the Year is a former Air Force cadet who kicked off his collegiate career while pitching at the Air Force Academy and has been a long-time supporter of the foundation. Skenes stepped up to serve the veterans after winning the 2025 National League Cy Young award on Wednesday.

Olivia Dunne pens a heartfelt note as boyfriend Paul Skenes wins the 2025 National League Cy Young award

Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne during the 2024 All-Star Red Carpet in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Getty Images)

Olivia Dunne penned a heartfelt and prideful message as Paul Skenes won the 2025 National League Cy Young award. The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher won the award unanimously. This feat made him the first National League pitcher to win the award in a unanimous fashion since Sandy Alcantara did in 2022 as a member of the Miami Marlins.

Skenes won the award after posting a 1.97 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and 216 strikeouts in 187.2 innings. He dominated the league in ERA, WHIP, ERA+ (217), FIP (2.36), and home runs per nine innings (0.5). Dunne, who was sitting next to her boyfriend during the announcement in Jupiter, Florida, shared the wholesome moment on Instagram and wrote:

"Dating a Cy Young winner. That’s it. That’s the post."

Dunne and Skenes started dating after meeting each other on the LSU campus.

Edited by Janhavi Shinde