MLB TV NETWORK PRESS RELEASE
01/13/2009 11:36 AM ET

MLB Network to televise Caribbean World Series
Full live coverage to begin with 2009 winter championship


SECAUCUS, N.J. -- MLB Network announced today that it will televise live the
51st annual Caribbean World Series from February 2 through February 7, 2009
scheduled to be played in Mexicali, Mexico. The telecast of the Caribbean World
Series will mark the first live games telecast on MLB Network.

In addition to televising 12 games of the winter tournament, otherwise known as
"La Serie del Caribe," MLB Network will air game highlights and recaps of
tournament play, preview match-ups and provide extensive coverage as part of its
studio show "Hot Stove."

"MLB Network is proud to join the long, historic tradition of the Caribbean
World Series," said Tony Petitti, MLB Network President and CEO. "We are excited
to make this great international event available to a broad audience of baseball
fans."

"The Caribbean World Series offers baseball fans the opportunity to experience
competitive play combined with national pride. We are pleased that the
tournament will reach its largest distribution ever through the MLB Network,"
said Sara Loarte, Cultiva Entertainment.

Since 1949, the Caribbean World Series, a 12-game round robin tournament between
the best teams from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, has
crowned a champion within this group of nations, and has served as a platform to
showcase the best competition of Winter League Baseball. Major League players
who have participated in the Caribbean World Series include legends such as
Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt and Fernando Valenzuela; and active
Major League players such as Pedro Martinez, Rafael Furcal, Carlos Beltran, Ivan
Rodriguez, and Miguel Cabrera, among others. The Caribbean World Series is
sanctioned by Major League Baseball. Cultiva Entertainment is the exclusive
agent for the Caribbean World Series.

MLB Network launched in approximately 50 million cable and satellite homes on
January 1, 2009 as the largest debut in cable television history, exceeding any
other cable television launch by approximately 20 million. With live games,
original programming, highlights, classic games, and coverage of baseball
events, MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans.