MEDIA INFORMATION. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 29, 2016

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1 FOR IMTE RELEASE February 29, 2016 Colorado Rockies and ROOT SPORTS Announce 2016 Telecast Schedule Network to televise 150 regular season games; six Spring Training games; debut new show DENVER The Colorado Rockies and ROOT SPORTS announced today the network s 2016 Colorado Rockies telecast schedule. The network will air 150 Rockies regular season games and six Spring Training games. Coverage begins March 14 with a matchup between the Rockies and Mariners in Peoria, Arizona. ROOT SPORTS regular season coverage begins with the season-opener on Monday, April 4, featuring a special one-hour pregame show in Arizona before the Rockies face the Diamondbacks. First pitch is at 7:40 p.m. MT. The Rockies will open at Coors Field against the Padres on Friday, April 8, with pregame coverage beginning at 1 p.m. MT. We look forward to another great year with our longtime partner ROOT SPORTS, said Rockies Chief Operating Officer Greg Feasel. Their on-air personalities and production personnel are excellent collaborators with our organization and the quality of their production, from game coverage to special programming, represents Colorado Rockies Baseball in the best way possible to fans throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The Rockies are full of young and exciting talent, including some of the top prospects in baseball, said ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain General Manager David Woodman. With a large fan base that extends beyond the state of Colorado, we are pleased that we can bring Rockies baseball to fans throughout the Rocky Mountain region. ROOT SPORTS will also debut a new show for The Club/Colorado Rockies, premieres on April 2 at 4 p.m. following the Rockies spring training game against the Mariners. The 30-minute weekly show will offer fans a behind-the-scenes view of the players and front office, in addition to covering milestones of the week and the stories behind them. Many ROOT SPORTS on-air personalities will take part in the show as well. The Club/Colorado Rockies will air Sundays after the Toyota Postgame Show throughout the season. Rockies Double Play, which provides all the highlights from the previous game in just 30 minutes, will return for the 2016 season and airs 30 minutes prior to each Rockies Pregame Report. ROOT SPORTS is pleased to bring back many familiar faces to Rockies telecasts in Drew Goodman, 12-time Colorado Sportscaster of the Year, enters his 15 th season as play-by-play announcer for the games. Jeff Huson and former Rockie Ryan Spilborghs will split time in the booth serving as game analyst. Jenny Cavnar and Marc Stout return to host the Rockies Pregame Report and Toyota Postgame Show, as well as share sideline reporting duties. Spilborghs, Huson, and former Rockies outfielder Cory Sullivan will also provide analysis on the Rockies Pregame Report and the Toyota Postgame Show throughout the season. Please see the following pages for the complete Spring Training and regular season television schedule. - more - Page 1 of 6

2 About ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain is the television home of the Colorado Rockies, Utah Jazz, Mountain West, Big Sky Conference and the University of Denver. The network delivers more than 350 live events each year and is available to approximately 2.5 million households across nine states including Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and parts of Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico and South Dakota. ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain is owned and operated by DIRECTV Sports Networks, LLC and is now a part of the AT&T family. DIRECTV Sports Networks operates regional sports networks in the Southwest, Northwest, Pittsburgh and Rocky Mountain regions. The four networks combined reach approximately 13 million households across 22 states and have exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 25 teams and conferences. For ROOT SPORTS media inquiries, contact: Katie Brinkley KEBrinkley@directv.com For Colorado Rockies media inquiries, contact: Cory Little Cory.Little@rockies.com Please see the following pages for the complete Spring Training and regular season television schedule. Page 2 of 6 - more -

3 2016 ROOT SPORTS Colorado Rockies Spring Training Schedule (Schedule Subject to Change) Date Time(MT) Opponent 3/14/2016 2:10 PM at Mariners 3/24/2016 2:10 PM Mariners 3/26/2016 2:10 PM Rangers 3/27/2016 2:10 PM at Diamondbacks 4/1/2016 8:05 PM at Mariners 4/2/2016 1:10 PM Mariners Page 3 of ROOT SPORTS Colorado Rockies Regular Season Schedule (Schedule Subject to Change) Date Time(MT) Opponent 4/4/2016 7:40 PM at D-backs 4/5/2016 7:40 PM at D-backs 4/6/2016 1:40 PM at D-backs 4/8/2016 2:10 PM Padres 4/9/2016 6:10 PM Padres 4/10/2016 2:10 PM Padres 4/12/2016 6:40 PM Giants 4/13/2016 6:40 PM Giants 4/15/ :20 PM at Cubs 4/16/ :20 PM at Cubs 4/17/ :20 PM at Cubs 4/18/2016 5:10 PM at Reds 4/19/2016 5:10 PM at Reds 4/22/2016 6:40 PM Dodgers 4/23/2016 6:10 PM Dodgers 4/24/2016 2:10 PM Dodgers 4/25/2016 6:40 PM Pirates 4/26/2016 6:40 PM Pirates 4/27/2016 6:40 PM Pirates 4/28/2016 1:10 PM Pirates 4/29/2016 7:40 PM at D-backs 4/30/2016 6:10 PM at D-backs 5/1/2016 2:10 PM at D-backs 5/2/2016 8:10 PM at Padres 5/3/2016 8:10 PM at Padres 5/5/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 5/6/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 5/7/2016 2:05 PM at Giants

4 5/8/2016 2:05 PM at Giants 5/9/2016 6:40 PM D-backs 5/10/2016 6:40 PM D-backs 5/13/2016 6:40 PM Mets 5/14/2016 6:10 PM Mets 5/15/2016 2:10 PM Mets 5/17/2016 6:15 PM at Cardinals 5/18/2016 6:15 PM at Cardinals 5/19/2016 5:15 PM at Cardinals 5/20/2016 5:05 PM at Pirates 5/21/2016 2:05 PM at Pirates 5/22/ :35 AM at Pirates 5/24/2016 5:10 PM at Red Sox 5/25/2016 5:10 PM at Red Sox 5/26/2016 5:10 PM at Red Sox 5/27/2016 6:40 PM Giants 5/28/2016 2:10 PM Giants 5/29/2016 2:10 PM Giants 5/30/2016 2:10 PM Reds 5/31/2016 6:40 PM Reds 6/1/2016 6:40 PM Reds 6/2/2016 6:40 PM Reds 6/3/2016 8:40 PM at Padres 6/4/2016 8:10 PM at Padres 6/5/2016 7:10 PM at Padres 6/6/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 6/7/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 6/8/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 6/10/2016 6:40 PM Padres 6/11/2016 2:10 PM Padres 6/12/2016 2:10 PM Padres 6/14/2016 6:40 PM Yankees 6/15/2016 1:10 PM Yankees 6/17/2016 5:10 PM at Marlins 6/18/2016 2:10 PM at Marlins 6/19/ :10 AM at Marlins 6/20/2016 5:10 PM at Marlins 6/21/2016 5:05 PM at Yankees 6/22/ :05 AM at Yankees 6/23/2016 6:40 PM D-backs 6/24/2016 6:40 PM D-backs 6/25/2016 2:10 PM D-backs 6/26/2016 2:10 PM D-backs 6/27/2016 6:40 PM Blue Jays 6/28/2016 6:40 PM Blue Jays 6/29/2016 1:10 PM Blue Jays 7/1/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 7/2/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 7/3/2016 2:10 PM at Dodgers 7/5/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 7/6/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 7/7/2016 6:40 PM Phillies 7/8/2016 6:10 PM Phillies Page 4 of 6

5 7/9/2016 6:40 PM Phillies 7/10/2016 2:10 PM Phillies 7/15/2016 5:35 PM at Braves 7/16/2016 5:10 PM at Braves 7/17/ :35 AM at Braves 7/18/2016 6:40 PM Rays 7/19/2016 6:40 PM Rays 7/21/2016 6:40 PM Braves 7/22/2016 6:40 PM Braves 7/23/2016 6:10 PM Braves 7/24/2016 2:10 PM Braves 7/25/2016 5:05 PM at Orioles 7/26/2016 5:05 PM at Orioles 7/27/2016 5:05 PM at Orioles 7/28/ :10 AM at Mets 7/29/2016 5:10 PM at Mets 7/30/2016 5:10 PM at Mets 7/31/ :10 AM at Mets 8/2/2016 6:40 PM Dodgers 8/3/2016 6:40 PM Dodgers 8/4/2016 6:40 PM Dodgers 8/5/2016 6:40 PM Marlins 8/6/2016 6:10 PM Marlins 8/7/2016 2:10 PM Marlins 8/8/2016 6:40 PM Rangers 8/10/2016 6:05 PM at Rangers 8/12/2016 5:05 PM at Phillies 8/13/2016 5:05 PM at Phillies 8/14/ :35 AM at Phillies 8/15/2016 6:40 PM Nationals 8/16/2016 6:40 PM Nationals 8/19/2016 6:40 PM Cubs 8/20/2016 6:10 PM Cubs 8/21/2016 2:10 PM Cubs 8/22/2016 5:20 PM at Brewers 8/23/2016 6:10 PM at Brewers 8/26/2016 5:05 PM at Nationals 8/27/ :05 AM at Nationals 8/28/ :35 AM at Nationals 8/29/2016 6:40 PM Dodgers 8/30/2016 6:40 PM Dodgers 9/2/2016 6:40 PM D-backs 9/3/2016 6:10 PM D-backs 9/4/2016 2:10 PM D-backs 9/5/2016 2:10 PM Giants 9/6/2016 6:40 PM Giants 9/7/2016 6:40 PM Giants 9/8/2016 8:10 PM at Padres 9/9/2016 8:40 PM at Padres 9/10/2016 6:40 PM at Padres 9/11/2016 2:40 PM at Padres 9/12/2016 7:40 PM at D-backs 9/13/2016 7:40 PM at D-backs Page 5 of 6

6 9/14/2016 7:40 PM at D-backs 9/16/2016 6:40 PM Padres 9/17/2016 6:10 PM Padres 9/18/2016 2:10 PM Padres 9/19/2016 6:40 PM Cardinals 9/20/2016 6:40 PM Cardinals 9/22/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 9/23/2016 8:10 PM at Dodgers 9/24/2016 7:10 PM at Dodgers 9/25/2016 2:10 PM at Dodgers 9/27/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 9/28/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 9/29/2016 8:15 PM at Giants 9/30/2016 6:10 PM Brewers 10/1/2016 6:10 PM Brewers 10/2/2016 1:10 PM Brewers Page 6 of 6