Former Little League World Series star Mo’Ne Davis made an appearance on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball this evening.
The Cleveland Indians are taking on the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball’s annual game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
As part of the broadcast, ESPN includes a young announcing team. This year’s announcing team features Davis, who starred in the 2014 Little League World Series at 13 years old.
In 2014, 13-year-old pitcher Mo’ne Davis became the first girl to earn a win in the Little League World Series.
Tonight, she is back in the booth as part of the “KidsCast” for the #LittleLeagueClassic game in Williamsport, PA.
(Davis did so in 2019 too) pic.twitter.com/mjWexa5X0s
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) August 22, 2021
Fans are enjoying Davis’ performance on Sunday night.
“Mo’ne Davis on the broadcast for the Little League Classic tonight is one of the smartest things MLB has ever done,” one fan tweeted.
“starting a petition to replace Alex Rodriguez with Mo’ne Davis permanently,” another fan tweeted.
Davis also had some advice for the future of baseball.
A-Rod: “If you were commissioner, how would you attract young people to the game.”
Mo’ne Davis: “TikTok.”
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) August 23, 2021
Davis revealed one of her personal goals, as well.
“I want to bring a women’s soccer or basketball team to Philly, because I feel like Philadelphia needs a women’s team,” Davis said on ESPN.
“I want to bring a women’s soccer or basketball team to Philly, because I feel like Philadelphia needs a women’s team.” — Mo’Ne Davis
— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) August 23, 2021
A-Rod seemed to have some interest in that, as well.
“If you need an investor, I know a guy,” he said.
“If you need an investor, I know a pretty good guy.” — A-Rod
— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) August 23, 2021
Davis is no longer playing baseball, but she’s still involved in the sports world. She’s an infielder for the Hampton University softball team. Davis hit .333 as a freshman during the shortened 2020 season.
A future in broadcasting could be in the cards for Davis, too.
“I just love being around sports, and being able to talk about them from my standpoint is really cool,” Mo’Ne Davis told The Washington Post. “Especially sports that I’ve played, being able to see them from an outside perspective and relate them to people, it’s something I’d like to do in the future, something that I’m still working on.”
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