Paul Skenes is hearing the Yankees talk, but he’s not feeding into it.
With the Pittsburgh Pirates in town to face New York this week, Skenes brushed off the idea that his connection to Livvy Dunne’s failed bid on a Babe Ruth apartment had anything to do with some hidden desire to end up in pinstripes.
“That’s probably reading a little deeper into it than what is true. If you’re a baseball fan, you’re probably a Babe Ruth fan,” Skenes told the New York Post this week.
The conversation started because Dunne, who was born in Westwood before becoming a collegiate gymnastics star and social media influencer, reportedly made an all-cash offer of $1.6 million in 2025 for a 3-bedroom Upper West Side co-op at 345 West 88th Street. The building’s co-op board rejected her application, though she later found another place in downtown Manhattan that would allow her in.
Skenes had a simple reaction to that move.
“Better area, better apartment,” Skenes, who is earning $1,085,000 this season and is arbitration-eligible next year, told the Post.
And when it comes to the broader Yankees speculation - the idea that the three-time All-Star and reigning NL Cy Young Award winner might want to wear the pinstripes someday - Skenes made it clear that’s not where his mind is.
He’s not on the trading block ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline, and the Yankees are believed to be more focused on adding a catcher and bullpen help.
“I just want to win,” he said.
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