It’s safe to say that Pittsburgh Pirates Starting pitcher Paul Skenes took the MLB world by storm in 2024. After making his MLB debut in May, Skenes quickly became one of the most feared starters in the league and earned a start in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game as a beginner.

Skenes finished the season with an astounding 11-3 record and 1.96 ERA with 170 strikeouts in just 133 innings pitched. For baseball card collectors around the world, a Paul Skenes autographed rookie card would be a dream come true, perhaps even more so after Topps announced that a Skenes 1/1 Rookie Debut Patch Autographed card has been placed in the a Topps Chrome Update 2024 pack. The Pittsburgh Pirates are fully aware of the value of this card.

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Although the person who ends up with this piece of golden memorabilia could sell the card for an absurd amount of money, the Pittsburgh Pirates organization is offering a package that would be hard for a baseball fan to turn down.

The organization is offering two season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park for the next thirty years. Yes, you read that right. Two luxury seats in one of baseball’s most scenic spots for the next three decades. However, this is only the beginning of the package.

Additionally, this person could get a chance to play a softball game at PNC Park with 30+ people while getting coaching from former Pirates players/coaches. Because giving up such a collectible would be so difficult, the Pirates are also offering several pieces of memorabilia in this deal.

For trading the card, this individual would also receive a meeting with Paul Skenes himself and two autographed Paul Skenes T-shirts. Finally, this individual would have the opportunity to take batting practice with the team and warm up with them during spring training.

This offer is one of the most unique things I have seen from an organization. For those living around Pittsburgh, it would be hard to give up. However, there are no clear instructions on what the offer will look like if the lucky drawee lives too far away to take advantage of these experiences.