ADVISORY/Commissioner Selig to Make Major MLB Business Announcement Today.

Sports Editors/Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday (Aug. 4)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: Commissioner Selig and other top executives from Major League
      Baseball will make a major business announcement this afternoon.
      Major League Baseball executives will make the announcement and
      take questions via a media conference call.

WHO:  Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner of Baseball
      Bob DuPuy, President and COO, Major League Baseball
      Tim Brosnan, Executive Vice President, Business, Major
       League Baseball

WHERE: The announcement will take place via a media conference call.
       Media can access the conference call by dialing 1-888-566-5907
       and providing the pass code "MLB"

WHEN:  The media conference call will begin at 4:00 p.m. (EDT)