{"product_id":"graded-2024-topps-chrome-update-paul-skenes-usc27-rookie-rc-baseball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2024 Topps Chrome Update Paul Skenes #USC27 Rookie RC Baseball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2024 Topps Chrome Update Paul Skenes #USC27 Rookie RC Baseball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint – The Perfect-Grade Topps Chrome Update Rookie Card of Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Pitcher Paul Skenes, the 2023 First Overall Pick from LSU Who Delivered One of the Most Dominant Starting Pitcher Debut Seasons in Recent Baseball History, PSA 10 Gem Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Paul Skenes arrived at LSU for his junior season as one of the most talked-about arms in college baseball – a 6'6\" right-hander with a fastball that regularly touched 100 miles per hour, a slider that generated swings and misses at rates that college hitters could not keep pace with, and a command profile that more closely resembled an experienced professional than a player still completing his undergraduate coursework. In 2023, Skenes led LSU to the national championship, won the Dick Howser Trophy as the nation's top collegiate player, and won the Golden Spikes Award as the best amateur baseball player in the country. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ His major league debut came in 2024, and the numbers Skenes produced across his first MLB season – a 1.96 ERA, 170 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched, and a performance that drew comparisons from the sport's most credentialed observers to some of the most compelling first-year pitcher seasons the modern game has produced – validated the first overall pick selection and the considerable anticipation that had built around his arrival since the moment the Pirates called his name in 2023. 2024 NL Rookie of the Year. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The 2024 Topps Chrome Update set captures Skenes at card #USC27 in the Chrome Update format – the chromium-based version of the Topps Update series that documents players who were not included in the base Topps set earlier in the season. PSA 10 Gem Mint. Condition: NOS. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Paul Skenes. Pittsburgh Pirates. Starting Pitcher. 2023 MLB Draft, 1st Overall. LSU. 2024 NL Rookie of the Year. 2024 Topps Chrome Update. Card #USC27. Rookie RC. PSA 10. Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Graded 2024 Topps Chrome Update Paul Skenes #USC27 Rookie RC Baseball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039702233320,"sku":"2024-TCU-PS-USC27-PSA-10","price":234.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2024-topps-chrome-update-paul-skenes-usc27-rookie-rc-baseball-card-psa-10-gem-164.webp?v=1770264154","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2024-topps-chrome-update-paul-skenes-usc27-rookie-rc-baseball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}