What's Skenes debut patch card worth? Pirates trying to entice fan who finds it
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Part of the thrill of opening up a pack of baseball cards is never knowing what could be inside. It could be your favorite player, a rookie card, or if you’re really lucky, decades worth of season tickets.
Topps released its 2024 Chrome Update Series on Wednesday, which includes a one-of-one Paul Skenes autographed rookie card that includes the patch from his Major League debut. The Pirates would like to have the card, and they made a pretty impressive offer to whomever pulls it.
In exchange for the card, the Pirates are offering that person:
- Two season tickets behind home plate for the next 30 years
- A meet and greet with Skenes
- Two autographed Skenes jerseys
- A softball game at PNC Park with coaching from Pirates alumni
- A private tour of the Pirates’ Spring Training facilities of Pirates City and LECOM Park, plus other unique experiences at their Florida homes
- Taking batting practice and warming up with the team
Skenes’ girlfriend, influencer and collegiate gymnast Livvy Dunne, upped the ante, too, saying the person who finds the card can sit with her in her suite for a Pirates game.
The card is expected to have a six-figure value, so we’ll have to see if the Pirates’ offer is too good to pass.