First-Ever All Japanese Baseball Team to Play in United States; Japan Samurai Bears Team Managed By Japan League Legend Warren Cromartie to Play in Golden Baseball League in California and Arizona.

WHAT:   The Samurai Bears will be the first all Japanese team to
        participate as a regular member of a U.S. professional sports
        league. The Samurai Bears, led by Japanese League baseball
        great, Warren Cromartie, will play a total of 90 games this
        season against teams located throughout California and Arizona
        as part of the Golden Baseball League, an independent
        professional baseball league.

        To commemorate the Samurai Bears' arrival to the United
        States, the team will host a special baseball clinic open to
        children of all ages; will participate in a scrimmage to
        showcase their exciting and unique brand of baseball; and will
        meet with fans and media.

WHEN:   Tuesday, May 17, 2005
        11:00 to 11:30 a.m. - Baseball pitching and batting clinic
        with local children
        11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon - Scrimmage
        12:00 to 12:30 p.m. - Meet and greet with fans; media
        interviews

WHERE:  Cheviot Hills Recreation Center
        Diamond 5 (located nearest the basketball courts)
        2551 Motor Avenue
        Los Angeles, CA 90064

MEDIA
NOTES:  Interpreters will be available for media interviews with the
        team.

About the Golden Baseball League

The Golden Baseball League, presented by Safeway Inc., is a professional baseball league operating under a single-entity ownership model, with the League owning all the individual teams. Charter Golden Baseball League teams include the Chico Outlaws; the Fullerton Flyers; the Long Beach Armada; the San Diego Surf Dawgs; the Mesa Miners; the Surprise Fightin' Falcons; the Yuma Scorpions; and the Japan Samurai Bears. The 2005 regular season will consist of 90 games per team and will begin on May 26 and end on August 28. Each team will have a 24-player roster.