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Mo’ne Davis Is the Only Reason Anyone Cares About the Little League World Series

By Jessica Roy

Mo’ne Davis: star Little League pitcher, total badass, and singlehandedly responsible for driving the Little League World Series’ TV ratings way, way up. And what have you done recently?

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