Pirates offering season tickets and more for a one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card

Turns out baseballs aren't only thing Paul Skenes can get to move fast.

A Topps tring card featuring a patch from Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher's jersey and his autograph is so hot Pirates are making a splashy offer in hopes of landing it in tre.

team has put toger a package that includes season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park for 30 years, a softball game on field, and a meet and greet with Skenes for whoever lands one-of-a-kind item and gives it to team.

Skenes' girlfriend, LSU gymnast and influencer Livvy Dunne, also got in on act , saying whoever produces card and swaps it with club can take in a Pirates game alongside her in a luxury suite.

card could hold pretty high value in open market considering potentially bright future ahe for 22-year-old Skenes, whose fastball hits triple digits with regularity. first overall pick in 2023 draft me his major league debut in May and put toger one of most impressive rookie seasons in recent memory. Skenes was named starting pitcher for National League in All-Star Game after just 11 starts and finished season 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 games for Pirates.

Skenes was named a finalist for NL Cy Young and NL Rookie of Year on Monday. honors will be given out next week.

A spokesperson for Fanatics, which owns Topps, said collectibles company was surprised itself when Pirates put out an all-call for card. company hn’t experienced any treasure hunts such as this since jersey-patched rookie cards were rolled out in 2023, public relations manager Ryan Stolz said.

Elly De La Cruz, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Colton Cowser and Jackson Holliday cards are all still floating out re somewhere in dition to Skenes, he said.

Pittsburgh's offer generated significant buzz when it was announced Friday, not unlike golden tickets in classic children's book “Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory.”

Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward wondered where he could buy card and one Pittsburgh television station bought several packs of cards and considered opening m on-air.