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CREDENTIALS: The media credential application for The World’s Largest Interactive Theme Park the 86th All-Star Game, to be held at Great American • More than 40 attractions of baseball fun! Ball Park on Tuesday, July 14, is available at http:// • a home , steal a base, throw a strike and get free autographs Credentials.MLB.com...the online form will be the only each day! acceptable application and must be completed by the • Current and former players who have appeared at T-Mobile All-Star FanFest® sports editor or sports director...it must be received no include , , Andrew McCutchen, and later than Tuesday, June 16...all completed applications must include a 1” x 1” hi-resolution JPEG photo of each ® • Attend pitching and hitting clinics hosted by T-Mobile All-Star FanFest applicant...images must resemble a passport photo...email H H coaching staff and MLB® legends JULY 10-14, 2015 questions to [email protected]. DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER • All activities included with the price of admission UPLINK TRUCKS & RF USAGE: To ensure uninterrupted RF usage inside during All- Star week, please submit RF frequency requests to TM Catch a fun All-Star at Great American Ball Park on [email protected] form can be Sunday, July 12, 2015. found under the All-Star Game Information heading at The day begins with the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game™, showcasing some redspressbox.com...please submit via email requests of the game’s best young prospects from the U.S. and around the world. for uplink trucks to [email protected]. Then, the All-Star Legends & Celebrity Game™ features H JULY 12, 2015 H baseball Hall of Famers and legends, along with top celebrities from VOTE REDS: In April 29 pre-game ceremonies, 2014 All- JULY 12, 2015 the entertainment and sports world, in a fun-filled softball game. cast the to begin GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK Star first official ballot the voting for this year’s All-Star Game...for the first time, balloting is available only online at mlb.com, reds.com and the other 29 teams’ web sites.

The 2015 Gatorade All-Star Workout Day™ featuring the FRANCHISE FOUR: Through May 8 Major League Derby® will take place Monday, July 13, 2015, Baseball conducted the Franchise Four campaign, which at Great American Ball ParkTM. allowed fans to vote for the most impactful players in This event will feature the top sluggers from both the ® their franchise’s history...the winners of fan voting will be and ® facing off in a winner-take-all home run hitting announced on FOX during pre-game ceremonies before contest that will be exciting for all to see. Recent winners have included the 86th All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14 at Great Robinson Cano (2011), (2012) and Yoenis Cespedes American Ball Park...the Reds’ nominees are Johnny (2013 and 2014). Reds Todd Frazier was the Home Run Bench, Dave Concepcion, , Barry Larkin, Joe H H Derby runner-up in 2014. JULY 13, 2015 Morgan, Tony Perez, and ... GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK the 8 players for each team were selected based on the recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel, in consultation with the 30 Clubs...the panel was asked to identify “the most impactful players who best represent the history of each franchise.” The 2015 ® All-Star Game® will be the 86th edition of the Midsummer Classic™. It will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. This will WINE COUNTRY: Six hundred cases of Monterey County mark the fifth time the Reds will serve as host of the Midsummer Classic™, Pinot Noir were specially crafted for this year’s All-Star and Great American Ball ParkTM will be the city’s third venue to host the festivities. staged the 1938 and 1953 MLB® All-Star Game®, Game...the 2015 All-Star Game Midsummer Classic while Riverfront was the venue for the Midsummer Classic™ of Pinot Noir will be sold alongside the Reds 1970 and 1988. The National League® has won three of the four MLB® Club Series wine, a 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, H JULY 14, 2015 H All-Star Game® exhibitions played in Cincinnati. and the MLB Wine lineup that includes bold Cabernets, Bordeaux-styled reds and sensational whites...the wines GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK are available at select local retailers and ballparks across Visit ALLSTARGAME.com for more details on All-Star Week events. the country and at mlb.com/wine...contact Stefanie Drucker, 917-270-9938, [email protected].

GAME OF CATCH: Major League Baseball, the Reds, Chevrolet and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ are joining together to attempt to set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest Game of Catch...the event, which will be presented by Chevrolet, will be held at the P&G Cincinnati MLB Urban Youth Academy on Thursday, July 9 at 6:00 p.m....the event is open to the general public but will be limited to 250 pair of young people ages 8-18...fans can register at allstargame.com/catch...additional sponsors include Aquafina, Gatorade and Kellogg’s...immediately following the record-setting attempt, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation will conduct an instructional clinic.

FANFEST: More than 40 legends of Major League Baseball and the Reds will make appearances at T-Mobile All-Star FanFest from July 10-14 at the Duke Energy Convention Center...fans can receive free autographs and to participate in question-and-answer sessions and clinics led by former players...among those scheduled to attend are Cooperstown Hall of Famers Barry Larkin, Tony Perez, , , , , Fergie Jenkins, , , and Dave Winfield along with Reds greats , , , , , Eric Davis, , , Cesar Geronimo, and ...details and updates can be found at visit allstargame.com/fanfest.

ALL-STAR SUNDAY: Entertainment icon Snoop Dogg, Josh Hutcherson of The Hunger Games franchise, star and executive producer of the hit ABC show black- ish Anthony Anderson, comedic actor and lead in the Fox animated series Golan the Insatiable Rob Riggle, star of the upcoming Fantastic Four Miles Teller, co-host of EXTRA and Fox Sports Live Charissa Thompson, ACM winner and platinum-selling country chart-topper Justin Moore, Cincinnati native Nick Lachey, and Macklemore are scheduled to participate in the MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game on July 12...also participating are baseball legends Sean Casey, Paul O’Neill, Eric Davis, Aaron Boone, and Andre Dawson along with Olympic softball gold medalist Jennie Finch....the softball game will be televised on July 13 by ESPN, immediately following the ...preceding the softball game on July 12 will be the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will air live on MLB Network, MLB.com and SiriusXM at 3:00 p.m. and features MLB’s best young prospects from the U.S. and around the world.

PREVIOUS ALL-STAR GAMES IN CINCINNATI: 1938 & 1953 at Crosley Field, 1970 & 1988 at