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By Matthew Couden
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The World Baseball Classic is underway, and behind a star-studded lineup of MLB players, Team USA is showing why they're a strong favorite to win the championship.
On Tuesday evening, they captured another win, albeit a much closer one than previous efforts. In the latest game, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes debuted on the mound and struck out seven batters in four innings of work.
There were also key contributions from the bats with Aaron Judge and Roman Anthony each going yard. However, it's also hard to overlook the defensive playmaking of Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr., who came up big with several plays to prevent Team Mexico from reaching base.
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Witt Jr.'s highlight reel plays came in the fourth and fifth innings on his diving catches. One of those involved him throwing to first base from his knees to get an out in Team USA's 5-3 victory.
Read more: Patrick Mahomes Has 1-Word Reaction to Bobby Witt Jr. in WBC Win
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Skenes had his girlfriend, Livvy Dunne, among those cheering him on as he made his WBC debut. She decided to have some fun with a popular meme spotlighting that Skenes might be more focused on Witt Jr. than on her.
It quickly went viral with the X post tallying over 17,000 likes since the former LSU gymnast posted it on her account.
Along with that, hundreds of comments poured in about the meme, with many reacting to the hilarious message or suggesting Skenes should join a different MLB team.
"find you someone who looks at you the same way Paul Skenes looks at Bobby Witt Jr.," a commenter wrote.
Another said, "Livvy Dunne posting ab my SS wasn't on my bingo card for 2026."
"Okay this made me laugh so hard the fact it’s actually her posting it makes it so much better great sense of humor," another commenter wrote.
Others said, "What being on the Pirates does to a man. Sell the team, Bob" and "Now this is funny! Livvy knows ball."
Skenes and Dunne met through their shared pursuit of athletics at Louisiana State University (LSU). Dunne was on the women's gymnastics team from 2021 to 2024 and gained notoriety for her impressive social media following, which led to lucrative NIL deals.
Meanwhile, Skenes became well-known for his pitching with the LSU Tigers, which earned him the top MLB draft pick in 2023 by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's since won the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award in the American League.
Witt Jr. is also early in his career with the Royals, and neither player has won a World Series. Could they potentially join forces on one of the teams in the future? Time will tell, but Livvy Dunne certainly noticed Paul's interest in having a teammate like Witt Jr. on his squad.
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