This article was originally published on www.si.com as Paul Skenes Is Having a Start to His Career That Baseball Has Literally Never Seen. The former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer convicted of a civil rights offence in relation to the death of Breonna Taylor is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in federal court.

MLB World Reacts to Paul Skenes News on Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a sluggish 10–1 defeat to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night in their first game back from the All-Star break.

Facing the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers, Skenes worked out of a third-inning jam by blowing a 99 mph fastball on the inner half past Gleyber Torres for a strikeout. It was the kind of moment that lights up a crowd and gives Pirates fans something to rally behind.

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The Pirates pitcher stopped on the MLB All-Star Game red carpet to help his girlfriend, social media influencer and former LSU gymnast, Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, re-lace her heel after it apparently came undone. The right-handed flamethrower dropped to one knee as cameras caught him assisting Dunne with her heel before the two continued on.