Mo'ne Davis

After pitching the first shutout in postseason Little League history, she received congratulatory Twitter messages from Mike Trout, Marcus Stroman, Kevin Durant, and requests for interviews by TV hosts such as Jimmy Fallon. Rachel Maddow said that Davis was the "best new thing in the world". She also was praised by Ellen DeGeneres, Billie Jean King, and Michelle Obama. Davis told ESPN "I never thought at the age of 13 I'd be a role model. I always wanted to be a role model, but being a baseball role model is really cool."

She appeared on the August 25, 2014 Sports Illustrated front cover, which makes her the first Little League baseball player to ever appear on the front cover of a top US sports magazine as a Little League player. Asked about appearing on cover of Sports Illustrated, Davis said "I don’t know. Kind of surprised, but I mean, it was fun."

Paul Graziano, who has been the Little League World Series press box announcer for the last 34 years, stated that he has never seen this level of excitement this early in the tournament and that this is partly due to the presence of Davis. The crowds cheer every time Davis pitches or is at bat, and she received standing ovations as she was pitching her shut-out win on August 15, 2014.

On August 19, 2014, Mark Hyman, assistant professor sports management at George Washington University, told The New York Times that "She's the most talked-about baseball player on earth right now". According to The New York Times, Davis is increasing the ratings of ABC and ESPN and, as of August 19, Davis had appeared on the front page of the The Philadelphia Inquirer for five straight days.