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(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Getty Images (2)  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Oct 22, 2014 6:39 PM UTC The World Series is upon us, but 13-year-old Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis is still the most talked-about player in baseball. Director Spike Lee teamed up with Chevrolet to create a commercial featuring the young pitcher, who made the [cover of _Sports Illustrated_](http://www.si.com/more-sports/2014/08/19/mone-davis-little-league-world-series-sports-illustrated-cover) this year after becoming the first girl in history to throw a shutout during the Little League World Series. In the ad, Davis reads an open letter to America: “I throw 70 miles per hour. 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