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Mo’ne Davis Is <i>Sports Illustrated</i>’s Sports Kid of the Year

Mo’ne Davis Is Sports Illustrated’s Sports Kid of the Year

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Mo'ne Davis Sports Kid of the Year Cover Sports Illustrated — Sports Illustrated

December 1, 2014 8:25 AM EST

Monday marks another big moment for superstar teen pitcher Mo’ne Davis.

Sports Illustrated announced the 13-year-old has been named this year’s Sports Illustrated Sports Kid of the Year — with a little help from First Lady Michelle Obama:

Congrats to @MoneDavis11 on becoming the @SIKids' 2014 #SportsKid of the Year! You knocked it out of the park for girls everywhere. –mo
— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) December 1, 2014

Davis caught the world’s attention this summer, when she became the first girl in history to throw a shutout during a Little League World Series. She has since graced the cover of Sports Illustrated and landed a commercial shot by famed director Spike Lee.

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