ESPN: Rare rookie card of Pirates' Paul Skenes fetches $1.11M at auction

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes' 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card sold for a stunning $1.11 million, including buyer's premium, on Thursday.

It's a record paid for a Skenes card -- whose 2025 base salary is $875,000 -- and the most expensive modern, non-Mike Trout baseball card. A 1-of-1 Trout rookie card sold for $3.9 million in August 2020, then the most expensive sports card of all time.

Dick's Sporting Goods released a statement announcing their purchase of the card. They will display it at the Dick's House of Sport store at Pittsburgh's Ross Park. The purchase doubles as an announcement as Dick's will move to become a purveyor of sports cards and memorabilia…