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| PITCH (FOX)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
9/22/16
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12/8/16
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (10 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 5/1/17 |
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's press release, May 2016) From executive producers Dan Fogelman ("Cars," "Crazy, Stupid, Love.") and Rick Singer ("Younger," "American Dad"), PITCH is the dramatic and inspirational story of a young pitcher who becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball. A beautiful, tough and gifted athlete, GINNY BAKER (Kylie Bunbury, "Under The Dome") is vaulted into instant fame when she's called up by the San Diego Padres to make her Major League debut. Like any rookie, Ginny must prove herself to her teammates. Foremost among them is MIKE LAWSON (Mark-Paul Gosselaar, "Franklin & Bash," "NYPD Blue"), the team's ruggedly handsome star catcher. There's instant chemistry between them, although neither dares admit it. After all, Mike is captain of the team and a few of his players don't even want Ginny on the field. One of the players watching Ginny's back is center fielder BLIP SANDERS (Mo McRae, "Sons of Anarchy"), an old friend from the minor leagues. Guiding her is her agent/confidante AMELIA SLATER (Ali Larter, "Legends," "Heroes"). Amelia saw Ginny's star potential early on and left her previous job as a Hollywood publicist to concentrate on the young phenom. Although groomed for this moment by her demanding father, BILL BAKER (guest star Michael Beach, "Sons of Anarchy"), the end of Ginny's improbable journey is the beginning of an almost impossible one: representing her gender as she embarks on a successful baseball career under the glare of the white-hot media spotlight. It's a goal hard enough for anyone to achieve - except this player is also a woman, who happens to be the most important historical figure in sports since Jackie Robinson. This season, Ginny Baker will be the other woman trying to break into one of the oldest, most exclusive men's clubs in the country. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ali Larter as Amelia Slater
· Dan Lauria as Al Luongo
· Kylie Bunbury as Ginny Baker
· Mark Consuelos as Oscar Arguella
· Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Mike Lawson
· Meagan Holder as Evelyn Sanders
· Mo McRae as Blip Sanders
· Tim Jo as Eliot
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RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Elisabeth Shue as Amelia Slater (Originally Cast)
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Dan Fogelman as CRTR/EP
· Helen Bartlett as EP
· Jess Rosenthal as EP
· Kevin Falls as EP
· Paris Barclay as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Rick Singer as CRTR/EP
· Tony Bill as EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Barnstorm Films
· Left Coast Productions
· Rhode Island Ave. Productions
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