Paul Skenes Gets Criticism Over Beach Photos and Early Pitches
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Paul Skenes is a baseball player. He plays as a pitcher. A pitcher throws the ball to the batter.
People saw new photos of Skenes at the beach. He was with Livvy Dunne. She is his girlfriend. Many fans did not like the photos. They gave Skenes backlash. Backlash means angry comments from many people.
Some fans think Skenes should only think about baseball. They do not like seeing him relax at the beach. Other fans think this is not fair. They say players can have a normal life too.
At the same time, people are looking at how Skenes is pitching this season. A season is the months when a sport is played. His season started early this year.
Experts are checking his pitches. They want to know if his pitching is changing. Some people think it may be starting to show some problems.
Skenes has not said much about the beach photos. Baseball fans continue to talk about him online.
Vocabulary15 words
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball
- backlash
- angry comments from many people
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- criticism
- saying someone did something wrong
- fans
- people who like a sport or player
- relax
- to rest and not work
- girlfriend
- a woman someone is dating
- online
- on the internet
- public
- seen by many people
- photos
- pictures taken with a camera
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- pitching
- throwing the ball in baseball
- problems
- things that are not good
- normal
- usual; not special
- checking
- looking at something carefully
Quiz
Answer key
1. A baseball pitcher 2. He posted beach photos with his girlfriend 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Paul Skenes is a baseball player. He plays as a _____.
People saw new photos of Skenes at the _____. He was with Livvy Dunne.
Many fans did not like the photos. They gave Skenes _____.
Some fans think Skenes should only think about _____.
At the same time, people are looking at how Skenes is _____ this season.
Experts are checking his _____.
Some people think it may be starting to show some _____.
Skenes has not said much about the beach _____.
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