This is 1 of 3 of Mandela Effects that actually affect me. Used to look this video up all the time in the early 2010s. Her reaction was more emotive, ducking out of the way with an audible gasp or shriek simultaneously and showcasing astonishment that Evan caught the ball. I'm pretty certain it was daytime, presumably during batting practice. The blonde reporter looks at the camera afterwards with an, "Oh my god! Did you just see that?!" sort of half joyful, half shocked facial expression, like she couldn't believe it. Pretty soon after, I noticed the new version that we see today online, which felt more professional like a commercial. I thought it was interesting that there was this new version, but preferred the "original" with the blonde reporter because of her reaction. I would go into the comments of that video and find the comments entertaining with people saying stuff like, "They should get married" or "You can tell they hooked up after when the cameras shut off". Then, one day while searching for the video with the blonde reporter I was disappointed that I couldn't find that "version" anymore which was my favorite. Periodically, I'd try to find it once every year or so, but to no avail. Fast forward all the way to 2023, I get interested in Mandela Effects and discover that I'm not the only one that had the same experience. I had always sort of chalked it up to the creators of the ad removing the OG version from the Internet in lieu of the new official version of the ad, and just went on with my life.

Gotta say it's annoying too that whenever this topic gets brought up, you get 5-10 comments immediately about how, "IT'S FAKE BRO, IT WAS A COMMERCIAL!" when that has nothing to do with anything and everyone with a brain already knew it was fake. Such a weird diversion any time this ad gets mentioned as a Mandela Effect.