Olivia Dunne's boyfriend Paul Skenes sparks MLB betting chaos with Pirates rookie's sensational start 'disrupting the markets dramatically'

No longer satisfied to stymie National League hitters, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes has recovered a caller arena to disrupt: nan betting market.

After starting nan play successful nan minors, nan 22-year-old May callup has go specified an overwhelming favourite to triumph NL Rookie of nan Year honors that astatine slightest 1 sportsbook has taken that statement disconnected nan board.

'I closed nan excavation aft yesterday,' Randy Blum, shot oddsmaker for nan SuperBook, told ESPN of nan LSU merchandise and fellow of Instagram influencer Olivia Dunne.

As Blum explained, he was fresh to move Skenes from a -500 favourite to an unthinkable -1000 until he decided it simply wasn't worthy it.

'Unless he gets hurt, he's a fastener to win,' Blum said. 'He's that bully from what we've seen truthful far.'

And Skenes whitethorn not beryllium done there.

Now that he's secured nan starting occupation for Tuesday's All-Star Game successful Arlington, Texas, Skenes is threatening to go nan first rookie to triumph nan NL Cy Young grant since a 20-year-old Fernando Valenzuela did it pinch nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful 1980.

Boasting a 6-0 grounds pinch a miniscule 1.90 earned-run mean while yielding conscionable 0.92 walks and hits per inning (WHIP), Skenes' Cy Young likelihood jumped from +3000 to +650 successful nan time aft he was named nan All-Star starting pitcher.

According to nan oddsmakers, Skenes now trails only Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler (+160) and Atlanta Braves starter Chris Sale (+165) successful nan NL Cy Young race.

Patrick Jay, elder vice president and caput of sportsbook for ESPN BET, claims that melodramatic plaything successful Skenes' favour is nan merchandise of his All-Star nod, news that he would beryllium nan NL's starting pitcher, and respective caller ascendant performances. 

For instance, Skenes had 7 hitless innings and 11 strikeouts successful nan Pirates' 1-0 triumph complete Milwaukee connected Thursday and had a chance for his first no-hitter until being pulled by Pittsburgh head Derek Shelton.

Dunne voiced her vexation aft Shelton's decision, but acknowledged that it's each portion of a larger scheme to sphere Skenes' correct limb for nan agelong haul.

'You cognize what, it would person been a cool accolade to opportunity that you threw a no-hitter your rookie year,' she told Sports Illustrated. 'But besides you sewage to make that limb past long, truthful I don't blasted them.'

And while Shelton is trying to protect Skenes from injury, moreover he has to marvel astatine nan unthinkable accomplishments nan California autochthonal has made complete nan past fewer months.

For instance, Skenes has now allowed 2 aliases less runs successful 9 of his 11 large convention starts.

'I don't deliberation anybody thinks that erstwhile you travel to nan large leagues, it's going to beryllium for illustration this,' Shelton said afterwards.