Baseball fans across the U.S. can tune into XM Satellite Radio for
comprehensive coverage of the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Week
in New York City, including the 79th MLB All-Star Game at Yankee
Stadium on July 15.

XM will air the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, and exclusive
radio coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game, featuring the top
minor-league prospects from the U.S. and abroad.

XM’s baseball talk radio channel MLB Home Plate will be live from
New York starting July 12 with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. at the
All-Star FanFest at the Javits Center in Manhattan.

Cal and his brother and fellow major-league vet Billy Ripken will
host their weekly XM show “Ripken Baseball” at the XM broadcast booth
in the convention center this Saturday 10-11 am ET. The Ripkens’ guests
will include the Yankees’ Hall of Famer Whitey Ford.

The MLB Home Plate channel (XM 175)’s on-air team will host shows at
FanFest, Yankee Stadium, and the XM studios at Jazz at Lincoln Center
July 12-16.

This year’s Midsummer Classic will be the fourth and final All-Star
Game played at Yankee Stadium as the team prepares to open a new
stadium in 2009. Pre-game ceremonies at the “House That Ruth Built”
will include the largest gathering of baseball stars on one field at
the same time.

“The All-Star Game this year is especially historic because it’s the
last one to be played on the most hallowed ground in baseball,” said
Eric Logan, XM executive vice president, programming. “We will have
wall-to-wall coverage of All-Star events in New York for five days
straight. It’s all part of our mission to bring every MLB game to
millions of listeners across the country.”

XM airs every game for every MLB team throughout the regular season
and postseason. XM’s MLB Home Plate channel covers the game 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year. XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider of
Major League Baseball.

MLB All-Star Week on XM Satellite Radio on-air schedule:

Saturday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 16: MLB Home Plate (XM channel
175) live from DHL All-Star FanFest, Yankee Stadium, and Jazz at
Lincoln Center in New York

  Sunday, July 13: XM All Star Futures Game at 12:30 pm ET on XM 175  Monday, July 14: State Farm Home Run Derby at 8 pm ET on XM 176  Tuesday, July 15: 79th MLB All-Star Game at 8 pm ET on XM 176

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