July 14, 2008

arrow Grizzlies Gatorade girl is at the All-Star Game festivities

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If you're going to watch this evening's MLB Home Run Derby, keep an eye out for the viral "Grizzlies Ball Girl" shagging flies in the Yankee Stadium outfield.

It's true. She's the ball girl featured in the never-televised Gatorade ad that's so far snagged millions of Internet views and includes a tie-in to the Fresno Grizzlies.

My intrepid colleague Mike Oz was all over this one way before national shows like "Good Morning America" caught on, helping to push the "wow" video that shows the ball girl making an incredible Bruce Lee-like move to catch a fly. (For those who haven't seen it, it's a matter of is it real? Not real?)

And The Bee's Daniel Lyght wrote a story on how Fresno Grizzlies' pitcher Victor Santos is part of the commercial. Even The Los Angeles Times couldn't resist writing a story.

The folks at the Fresno Grizzlies today issued a release saying the young woman will be catching balls once the Home Run Derby starts at 4 o'clock today our time on ESPN. They also say the Gatorade ad now is expected to debut during the All-Star Game broadcast, on FOX (KMPH Channel 26), which starts at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Hey, it's cool that a Fresno-related pop culture moment continues but, since this is a grand slam-like big deal, can someone identify the young woman so that she gets some proper recognition?

2:51 PM | | Comments (5)



Comments:

Per the director, Baker Smith, the ball girl is played by stuntwoman Phoenix Brown.

Posted by: Tweed at July 14, 2008 3:21 PM

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Thank you, Tweed. Really, she should be allowed full identification with her 15 minutes of fame and not just be tagged "that ball girl."

Posted by: felicia matlosz at July 14, 2008 3:40 PM

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Yes she is the ball girl never shown on television.
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alizia
Knox Leon

Posted by: alizia at July 15, 2008 3:11 AM

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Yes! Her name is Kiralee Hayashi, actor.
She was a 9 time All American gymnast for UCLA!

Posted by: viv at July 15, 2008 12:44 PM

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Both Kiralee Hayashi and Phoenix Brown were picked to do the commercial. Kiralee was the stuntwoman who actually filmed the commercial.

Posted by: rta at July 19, 2008 5:09 PM

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