Sports & Recreation

    LOS ANGELES, April 9 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ --

 

    WHAT:

    Fox Sports en Espanol today announced its exciting lineup of exclusive Spanish-language broadcasts for the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, beginning this Saturday, April 11 when the Boston Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. 

 

    As part of a seven-year deal through the 2013 season, a sublicensing agreement with Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Sports en Espanol will continue to offer live and exclusive Spanish-language coverage of approximately 26 regular season games each year.  This year, however, the network's programming will feature top matchups like never before, including NY Yankees v. Boston Red Sox on April 25 and a National League grudge match between the World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies and the LA Dodgers on June 6.

 

    For the ninth consecutive year, Fox Sports en Espanol will also offer live and exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the MLB postseason, including the League Championship Series and the World Series.  The All-Star Game will return to the network for the sixth consecutive season on July 14, live from Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

 

    Adrian Garcia Marquez, renowned sportscaster for Fox Sports en Espanol, will be returning for his fifth year to provide play-by-play announcing.  Award-winning color commentator Jose Tolentino and former MLB catcher Carlos Hernandez will be charged with in-studio commentary and analysis. 

 

    A complete schedule of Fox Sports en Espanol's MLB telecasts is available at www.foxsportsla.msn.com.

 

    WHEN:

 

    Week  DATE      FIRST        AWAY               HOME           FSE AIRTIME

                  PITCH (ET)                                          (ET)

 

    1     11-Apr   4:10 PM   BOSTON RED SOX    LOS ANGELES ANGELS     4:00 PM

                                                of ANAHEIM

    2     18-Apr   3:40 PM   COLORADO ROCKIES  LOS ANGELES DODGERS    3:30 PM

    3     25-Apr   4:10 PM   NY YANKEES        BOSTON RED SOX         4:00 PM

    4     2-May    3:40 PM   NEW YORK METS     PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES  3:30 PM

    5     9-May    3:40 PM   SAN FRANSICO      LOS ANGELES DODGERS    3:30 PM

                              GIANTS

    6     16-May   4:10 PM   NEW YORK METS     SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS   4:00 PM

    7     23-May   4:10 PM   PHILADELPHIA      NY YANKEES             4:00 PM

                              PHILLIES

    8     30-May   4:10 PM   LOS ANGELES       CHICAGO CUBS           4:00 PM

                              DODGERS

    9     6-Jun    4:10 PM   PHILADELPHIA      LOS ANGELES DODGERS    4:00 PM

                              PHILLIES

    10    13-Jun   4:10 PM   NEW YORK METS     NY YANKEES             4:00 PM

    11    20-Jun   4:10 PM   LOS ANGELES       LOS ANGELES ANGELS     4:00 PM

                              DODGERS           of ANAHEIM

    12    27-Jun   4:10 PM   BOSTON RED SOX    ATLANTA BRAVES         4:00 PM

    13    4-Jul    4:10 PM   NEW YORK METS     PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES  4:00 PM

    14    11-Jul   4:10 PM   NY YANKEES        LOS ANGELES ANGELS     4:00 PM

                                                of ANAHEIM

    15    14-Jul   8:25 PM   AMERICAN          ALL STAR GAME          8:00 PM

                                               (@ STL) - NATIONAL

    15    18-Jul   4:10 PM   HOUSTON ASTROS    LOS ANGELES DODGERS    4:00 PM

    16    25-Jul   4:10 PM   MINNESOTA TWINS   LOS ANGELES ANGELS     4:00 PM

                                                of ANAHEIM

    17    1-Aug    4:10 PM   NY YANKEES        CHICAGO WHITE SOX      4:00 PM

    18    8-Aug    4:10 PM   BOSTON RED SOX    NY YANKEES             4:00 PM

    19    15-Aug   4:10 PM   LOS ANGELES       ARIZONA D'BACKS        4:00 PM

                              DODGERS

    20    22-Aug   4:10 PM   NY YANKEES        BOSTON RED SOX         4:00 PM

    21    29-Aug   4:10 PM   NEW YORK METS     CHICAGO CUBS           4:00 PM

    22    5-Sep    4:10 PM   BOSTON RED SOX    CHICAGO WHITE SOX      4:00 PM

    23    12-Sep   4:10 PM   CHICAGO WHITE SOX LOS ANGELES ANGELS     4:00 PM

                                                of ANAHEIM

    24    19-Sep   4:10 PM   SAN FRANSICO      LOS ANGELES DODGERS    4:00 PM

                              GIANTS

    25    26-Sep   4:10 PM   TBA               TBA                    4:00 PM

    26    3-Oct    4:10 PM   TBA               TBA                    4:00 PM

 

 

    WHERE:  Fox Sports en Espanol

 

    About Fox Sports en Espanol

    Reaching more than 14 million cable and satellite households in the country, of which over 5 million are U.S. Hispanic Households, Fox Sports en Espanol is the leader in Spanish-language sports media. We feature premier soccer programming with exclusive coverage of the top leagues and tournaments in Latin America and Europe; coverage of the Major League Baseball regular season, All-Star Game, American League Championship Series and World Series; championship boxing and UFC(R) and mixed-martial arts across four compelling media platforms. With more than 1,600 hours of live and exclusive programming, a robust web site brimming with streaming video, portable content from FSE Movil and the Fox Sports en Espanol Magazine, we are and will continue to be the first name in the U.S. Hispanic sports space.

 

    Fox Sports en Espanol is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and operated by Fox Pan American Sports LLC, an international sports programming and production entity jointly owned by HM Capital Partners, LLC and News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS) Fox Sports International. For more information, visit Fox Sports en Espanol online at foxsportsla.msn.com.

 

SOURCE  Fox Sports en Espanol