The young collector who scored a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes has turned down a trade offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Topps announced that the 11-year-old from the Los Angeles area had declined the deal and instead was going to put the card — which features Skenes’ autograph and a patch from a game-worn jersey — up for auction.

The Pirates had put together a package that included 30 years’ worth of season tickets behind home plate at PNC Park and the chance to play a softball game on the field in exchange for the card.

Skenes’ girlfriend, LSU gymnast and influencer Livvy Dunne, also offered the card’s owner the opportunity to take in a game with her in a luxury suite at the ballpark during one of Skenes’ starts.

While the collector wrote in a journal entry shared by Topps that nabbing the card was a “ dream come true,” that dream apparently did not include spending the next three decades attending games at PNC Park.

The team posted on X after the decision that it was “bummed” but offered to have the fan at a game sometime during the 2025 season.

Fanatics Collect, which will handle the auctioning of the card in March, said it will donate its proceeds from the sale to fire relief funds in the Los Angeles area.

The card could hold pretty high value considering the potentially bright future ahead for the 22-year-old Skenes, who finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting following a outstanding rookie season.

The first overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft made his major league debut in May and put together one of the most impressive rookie seasons in recent memory. Skenes was selected as the NL’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game after just 11 starts and finished 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 games.

Golf

English holds off Stevens for PGA win >> Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines.

English finished his first tour win since 2021 at 8-under 280. Stevens began the day six shots off the lead, but surged into contention with a 4-under 68 for the best final round in this edition of a tournament with a tradition of furious final-day rallies.

His impressive number didn’t rattle the 35-year-old English, who made two early bogeys in a round that began in strong wind. English steadied his game and calmly finished with 12 consecutive pars.

NFL

Jets make Broncos’ Mougey their new GM >> The New York Jets have agreed to terms with Denver Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey to be their GM, according to multiple reports.

The 39-year-old Mougey has worked as Broncos general manager George Paton’s top assistant for the past three seasons. Mougey, who replaces the fired Joe Douglas in New York, will join new Jets coach Aaron Glenn in trying to turn the franchise around.

Men’s basketball

Rataj helps Oregon State rip Santa Clara >> Michael Rataj put up 30 points as Oregon State beat Santa Clara 83-69 at Corvallis, Ore.

Rataj added six rebounds for the Beavers (16-6, 6-3 West Coast Conference).

The Broncos (14-8, 6-3) were led in scoring by Adama Bal, who finished with 13 points, five assists and two steals.

No. 7 Houston 92, No. 12 Kansas 86 (2 OT) >> J’Wan Roberts scored 24 points, including six in two overtime periods, and No. 7 Houston (16-3, 8-0 Big 12) notched a 92-86 win on the road over No. 12 Kansas (14-5, 5-3).

NHL

Pastrnak stars as Bruins top Avalanche >> David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 3-1 at home, a day after the Avalanche traded star winger Mikko Rantanen.

Colorado parted with Rantanen in a three-team deal on Friday, shipping him off to Carolina while acquiring forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury, as well as a second-round pick in this year’s draft and a fourth-rounder in 2026.

Figure skating

Glenn defends title at U.S. Championships >> Amber Glenn was disappointed but not defeated after her short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the reigning champion defiantly vowing to “go on the attack” when she returned to the ice for the free skate.

She did exactly that, beginning with a powerful triple axel to start the program and ending with an elegant layback spin.

The 25-year-old from Plano, Texas, wound up with 216.79 points, enough to edge out Alysa Liu Friday night. Liu, the two-time national champion in the midst of a comeback from a two-year retirement, finished behind Glenn with 215.33 points.