'Pitch': Kylie Bunbury Accepts Our Breakout Star of 2016 Award (With Hope for a Renewal)
Pitch‘s first season has come to an end, and while fans await word on the show’s fate (executive producer Kevin Falls told us it may not be decided until May, when Fox announces its fall lineup), they do have something to celebrate now: Kylie Bunbury, who gives a pitch-perfect performance as Ginny Baker, the first female to take the mound in major league baseball, won our reader-voted Yahooie for Breakout Star of 2016.
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“I can’t properly express in words how much this means to me,” Bunbury tells Yahoo TV in a statement. “My heart is overflowing with gratitude. To see and feel how much Ginny Baker has resonated with people is truly humbling, and to be fortunate enough to bring a complex female character such as this to life is a dream. I hope Pitch comes back so I can continue to grow with Ginny. Thank you for the acknowledgment and for this award.”
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Fans have rallied around the show with the hashtag #RenewPitch. We’re doing our part, naming it one of the 16 Hidden Gems to Binge Over the Holidays. Watch the entire 10-episode first season now on Hulu, Fox Now, and On Demand. Catch the five most recent episodes on Yahoo View.
