Paul Skenes has been in the major leagues for less than a year. A piece of the Pittsburgh Pirates ace — well, OK, a piece of the jersey that Skenes donned during his first start last May — could be ready to join some elite company.

A one-of-a-kind autographed baseball card featuring a patch of the No. 30 jersey worn by Pirates ace Paul Skenes during his big league debut is heading to auction on Thursday.

The card's journey over the last few months has generated the kind of buzz typically reserved for Hall of Famers.

President Trump touted his new gold card—for wealthy foreigners who want U.S. resident status in exchange for $5 million. “It’s like a green card but better, more sophisticated,” he said. Trump played salesman-in-chief saying the new immigration program “goes on sale very,

The EB-5 was designed as a job creation tool, whereas the Gold Card would send applicants' money directly to the Treasury as a form of deficit reduction.

The US president, Donald Trump, is set to introduce a “gold card” visa that would allow wealthy foreigners to buy permanent US residency – and a path to citizenship – for US$5 million (£3.9 million).