Pitch

**Pitch** is an upcoming American drama television series set to be broadcast on Fox in 2016. The series has been comissioned on May 10, 2016.

## Synopsis

Talented baseball pitcher Ginny Baker immediately rises to fame when she is called up by the San Diego Padres and becomes the first woman in Major League Baseball. She immediately sets in on the task of proving herself to her teammates, starting with team captain and catcher Mike Lawson. The two share an immediate chemistry, putting Mike in the middle of tensions between the beautiful new player and certain teammates who don't appreciate a woman out on the mound. Not all of her fellow Padres are so averse to change, with center fielder Blip Sanders providing support through her journey.

## About The Show

A beautiful, tough and gifted athlete, Ginny Baker 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, 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, an old friend from the minor leagues and his wife Evelyn Sanders.

Guiding her is her agent/confidante, Amelia Slater. Amelia saw Ginny’s star potential early on and left her previous job as a Hollywood publicist to concentrate on the young phenom, bringing along her young assistant Eliot.

Although groomed for this moment by her demanding father, Bill, 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.

The team’s manager, Al Luongo, and general manager, Oscar Arguella, bicker over whether Ginny’s presence on the field is in the team’s best interests.

Playing in the major leagues is 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.

## Cast

### Main

* Kylie Bunbury as Genevieve "Ginny" Baker, a rookie pitcher and the first woman to play in Major League Baseball
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Michael "Mike" Lawson, the Padres' captain and veteran catcher who is nearing the end of a Hall of Fame career
* Mark Consuelos as Oscar Arguella, the Padres' general manager
* Mo McRae as Blip Sanders, a Padres outfielder who is a friend and former minor league teammate of Ginny's
* Meagan Holder as Evelyn Sanders, Blip's wife and Ginny's friend
* Tim Jo as Eliot, Ginny's social media manager
* Dan Lauria as Al Luongo, the Padres' manager
* Ali Larter as Amelia Slater, Ginny's agent

### Recurring

* Michael Beach as William "Bill" Baker, Ginny's father
* B. J. Britt as Will Baker, Ginny's older brother who is eager to capitalize on her fame and start his own sports bar
* Bob Balaban as Franklin "Frank" Reid, the Padres' owner
* Kelly Jenrette as Rhonda, Oscar's assistant
* Kevin Connolly as Charlie Graham, the Padres' interim president of operations who is a strong proponent of Sabermetrics
* Jack McGee as Buck Garland, a Padres coach who is Luongo's right-hand man
* Christian Ochoa as Livan Duarte, the Padres' backup catcher and Lawson's heir-apparent, who is a recent immigrant from Cuba
* JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Rachel Patrick, a sports newscaster and Mike's ex-wife
* Sarah Shahi as Natalie Luongo, Al's daughter who is also dating Oscar