WATCH: Padres featured in new trailer for TV drama about first female pitcher in MLB
The trailer for the new television show "Pitch" has been released
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Mike Axisa
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Back in January we learned Fox has picked up the pilot for a show called Pitch, an hour-long drama about the first female player in MLB history. Kylie Bunbury has been cast as the lead character Ginny Baker.
Fox released the first official trailer for Pitch on Monday. Check it out:
Bunbury's character plays for the Padres, and while the other players on the team are not real, that is absolutely Petco Park and the team's home clubhouse in the trailer.
It's unclear how much of a role MLB had in the development of Pitch. Fox broadcasts the All-Star Game and World Series every year, plus many other regular-season and postseason games. The network's broadcasting agreement with MLB runs through 2021.
No woman has ever played in MLB, obviously. The Harrisburg Senators signed infielder Eleanor Engle in 1952, but her contract was terminated before she could appear in a game.
