FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Corporate Communications 214/854-3190 CONTACT: Major League Baseball Properties 212/339-7860   BLOCKBUSTER®, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROPERTIES® AND FOX SPORTS TEAM UP FOR "FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL PLAY WITH THE PROS" The Sweepstakes Run Through July 25 DALLAS, July 7, 1998 -- Renting video games from BLOCKBUSTER won't get you a contract with a Major League Baseball® team, but you could end up a Big Leaguer for a day. Eight winners of "FOX Saturday Baseball Play with the Pros" sweepstakes, presented by BLOCKBUSTER and sponsored by Major League Baseball Properties and FOX Sports will win an expense paid trip for four to Los Angeles to meet Los Angeles Dodgers® players, practice with the coaches and enjoy VIP seats at a game. There are two ways to play; "Rent and Win at BLOCKBUSTER" and "Watch FOX and Win." Every time a member rents a specially marked Major League Baseball® video game at participating BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO® Stores, they will automatically be entered to win the grand prize. Four winners will be drawn on August 12 and notified by mail. To play "Watch FOX and Win," people can pick-up a numbered game piece at participating BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO locations. Four winning numbers will be announced on FOX Saturday Baseball broadcasts from July 4 through July 25. FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL Watch FOX and Win Broadcasts   1 p.m. et / pt Check local listings 4 p.m. et / 1 p.m. et check local listings July 4th Orioles @ Yankees White Sox @ Red Sox Cardinals @ Reds Dodgers @ Giants July 11th Red Sox @ Orioles Cubs @ Brewers Astros @ Cardinals Angels @ Mariners July 18th Indians @ White Sox Phillies @ Mets Dodgers @ Cardinals Giants @ Astros July 25th Mariners @ Orioles Mets @ Cubs Marlins @ Phillies Cardinals @ Rockies "We're very excited about this partnership and the opportunity to offer our members the dream of a lifetime: the possibility of becoming a big leaguer for the day," said Harvey Seslowsky, vice president, national sales & partnership marketing for BLOCKBUSTER. Even if you don't win the grand prize in BLOCKBUSTER's sweepstakes, you can still be a winner. Members will receive a $7 coupon good towards the purchase of select Major League Baseball® video games at Toys 'R' US when they rent any MLB game at participating BLOCKBUSTER locations. "Teaming up with Blockbuster and FOX is the beginning of Major League Baseball Properties' quest to educate kids and promote the game of baseball," said Bob Gamgort, president, Major League Baseball Properties. "Video game technology has become so advanced that it's the next best thing to actually being in the ballpark." To find out more about this contest and other video games at Blockbuster, visit the website or go to any participating BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO location. Major League Baseball Properties' 1998 roster of video game releases includes Acclaim Entertainment's All Star Baseball '99, Accolade's Hardball 6, Electronic Arts' Triple Play '99, GT Interactive's Mike Piazza's Strike Zone, Interplay's VR Baseball '99, Microsoft Corporation's Microsoft Baseball 3D, Nintendo's Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr., and Sony's MLB '99. Blockbuster operates approximately 6,000 Blockbuster Video and 400 Blockbuster Music neighborhood entertainment stores in the United States, its territories and 26 other countries and may be accessed internationally at www.blockbuster.com. Blockbuster is a unit of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. ### |  Current Releases   |  Archives   | BLOCKBUSTER name, design and related marks are trademarks of Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. © 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.