Pirates' Paul Skenes to donate $100 to Gary Sinise Foundation for every strikeout this season

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise describes what led to the creation of his foundation to support military veterans and troops around the country on 'Your World with Neil Cavuto.'

Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes will embark on a noble mission this baseball season as he hopes to make it to the big leagues at some point this year.

Skenes pledged to raise money for the Gary Sinise Foundation on Wednesday to help support military veterans and first responders. He hopes to raise $100,000 for his cause.

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Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates throws a pitch during a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at LECOM Park on March 14, 2024, in Bradenton, Florida. (Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

"Join me this season as I support the Gary Sinise Foundation in raising funds for our nation's veterans and first responders," he wrote on X.

"I am personally donating $100 for every strikeout I record this season," he added, as he advised his followers to join him and make a donation as well.

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise started his foundation in 2011 after spending the previous decade volunteering with other organizations. In the past decade, the foundation has helped expand service efforts, providing the military, veteran and first responder communities with additional fundraising and outreach.

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Gary Sinise meets with Gold Star families at the Gary Sinise Foundation's Snowball Express Send-Off Celebration at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 8, 2018. (Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)

Skenes is set to start the 2024 season in the minors at Triple-A Indianapolis. The Indians