Baseball trumps a new crush in MLB and AwesomenessTV series 'Out of My League'
LOS ANGELES -- Major League Baseball is playing ball with the digital entertainment world.
MLB and AwesomenessTV are teaming up for a new series called Out of My League, which debuts on Sept. 19. Mashable got an exclusive look (above).
Shot in and around Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the series follows Claire (digital influencer Lauren Elizabeth Luthringshausen), a die-hard Dodgers fan visiting her dad in L.A. for the summer.
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Fellow YoUTuber Brian Redmon co-stars as Chase, "a surfer who knows little about baseball." In the clip, he spots his crush (Claire, sitting at far left) in the crowd and gets the courage to approach her -- but pulling her away from the game won't be as easy as he thought.
Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star center fielder Joc Pederson also makes a special appearance.
To date, AwesomenessTV now boasts 90,000 channels and is home to talent management company Big Frame, DreamWorksTV, Awestruck (a network for millennial moms) and Awesomeness Films.
In addition to the new MLB series, the digital entertainment network recently greenlit new seasons for its popular series Royal Crush and Guidance and t@gged.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
