FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2014 MLB AND THE MINNESOTA TWINS MARK THE START OF ALL-STAR BALLOTING FOR BASEBALL S 2014 MIDSUMMER CLASSIC

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2014 MLB AND THE MINNESOTA TWINS MARK THE START OF ALL-STAR BALLOTING FOR BASEBALL S 2014 MIDSUMMER CLASSIC Firestone Returns as the Exclusive Official Sponsor of the 2014 In-Stadium All-Star Balloting Program All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Launches on MLB.com and 30 Club Sites; Experian to Be the Official Sponsor Major League Baseball today marked the official start of All-Star Balloting for the 85 th All-Star Game, which will be held on Tuesday, July 15 th at Target Field, the home of the Minnesota Twins. Major League Baseball and the Twins held a press conference at their ballpark today, which included Jim Pohlad, owner of the Twins; Dave St. Peter, President of the Twins; Tim Brosnan, MLB s Executive Vice President of Business; Six-time All-Star Joe Mauer; Hall of Famers and T-Mobile All-Star FanFest Spokespersons Rod Carew, Paul Molitor and Bert Blyleven; Eight-time All-Star and T-Mobile All-Star FanFest Spokesperson Tony Oliva; Barb Johnson, Minneapolis City Council President; City of St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman; Mike Opat, Hennepin County Commissioner; and Emcee Cory Provus, Twins radio play by play broadcaster. MLB s All-Star Balloting Program is the largest of its kind in professional sports. The last two years represent the two highest totals in balloting history, including a record 40.2 million ballots cast in More than 20 million Firestone All-Star ballots will be distributed at MLB s 30 ballparks, each of which will have 23 dates for balloting. Beginning today, fans around the world can cast their votes for starters 25 times exclusively at MLB.com and all 30 Club web sites online or via their mobile devices with the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian. During the voting period, the All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian will be available in English and Spanish, and will offer audio CAPTCHA functionality for visually-impaired fans. Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese versions of the online ballot will be available in May. Banco BHD will

2 sponsor online All-Star balloting in the Dominican Republic, making Spanish-language ballots available to fans in the Dominican Republic via LasMayores.com, the official Spanish-language Web site of Major League Baseball. Every Major League Club will begin its in-stadium balloting between today and May 12 th. When the in-stadium phase of balloting concludes no later than June 26 th, fans will have the opportunity to cast their ballots exclusively online at MLB.com, the 30 Club Web sites and their mobile devices until Thursday, July 3 rd at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). Firestone, the official tire of MLB, is once again the exclusive sponsor of the 2014 In-Stadium All-Star Balloting Program. The ballot features an All-Star sweepstakes, in which a winner will be rewarded with a trip for two to MLB All-Star Week, including airfare, hotel accommodations, tickets to the All-Star Game and other MLB All- Star Week events, and VIP on-field access to watch batting practice before the All-Star Game with an MLB legend. Major League Baseball is proud to stand alongside one of our model franchises, the Minnesota Twins, as we renew a special baseball tradition today, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig said. The participation of our fans in the All-Star balloting process is a key part of their extraordinary bond with the Midsummer Classic. The Twin Cities will be marvelous hosts for a celebration of the very best of our game. For the sixth consecutive year, the ballot will feature the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each League who they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The Fan Poll also will be available online at MLB.com. The 2014 Home Run Derby, part of Gatorade All- Star Workout Day, will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (CT) on Monday, July 14 th. The 10 American League candidates are Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays; Carlos Beltran of the New York Yankees; Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers; Robinson Cano of the Seattle Mariners; 2013 Home Run Derby Champion Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics; Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles; Prince Fielder of the Texas Rangers; All-Star Ambassador Joe Mauer of the Twins; David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox; and Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The 10 National League candidates are Pedro Alvarez of the Pittsburgh Pirates; Jay Bruce of the Cincinnati Reds; Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks; Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals; Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves; Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants; Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers; Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins; Troy Tulowitzki of the Colorado Rockies; and David Wright of the New York Mets. The 2014 American League and National League All-Star Teams will be unveiled on the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show during the weekend of July 5 th -6 th, with further details to follow. The A.L. All-Star Team

3 will have nine elected starters via the fan balloting program, while the N.L. All-Star Team will have eight fanelected starters. The pitchers and reserves for both squads totaling 25 for the N.L. and 24 for the A.L. will be determined through a combination of Player Ballot choices and selections made by the two All-Star managers N.L. skipper Mike Matheny of the St. Louis Cardinals and A.L. manager John Farrell of the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. Immediately following the announcement of the American League and National League All-Star rosters, fans will begin voting to select the final player for each League s 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each League over the balloting period. Now in its 13 th season with more than 430 million votes cast, fans again will be able to make their Final Vote selections on MLB.com, Club sites and their mobile phones. This year s final phase of All-Star Game voting again will have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com and the 30 Club sites via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their collective voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining this year s recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15 th. The 85 th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International s independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and Sirius XM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com. # # # Contact: Patrick Courtney or Michael Teevan, Major League Baseball, (212) , twitter.com/mlb_pr; Kevin Smith or Chris Iles, Minnesota Twins, (612) , twitter.com/twins.

4 2014 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME BALLOTING PROGRAM Club Start End Club Start End Minnesota Twins Apr. 25 th June 7 th Pittsburgh Pirates May 4 th June 19 th Milwaukee Brewers Apr. 25 th June 15 th San Diego Padres May 4 th June 20 th New York Mets Apr. 25 th June 15 th Miami Marlins May 4 th June 20 th New York Yankees Apr. 25 th June 19 th Philadelphia Phillies May 5 th June 15 th Baltimore Orioles Apr. 27 th June 15 th Detroit Tigers May 5 th June 18 th Washington Nationals Apr. 27 th June 20 th Atlanta Braves May 5 th June 18 th Texas Rangers Apr. 28 th June 24 th Oakland Athletics May 6 th June 20 th Houston Astros Apr. 29 th June 15 th Tampa Bay Rays May 6 th June 18 th Los Angeles Angels of Apr. 30 th June 11 th Los Angeles Dodgers May 8 th June 18 th A h i Colorado Rockies May 1 st June 20 th Chicago White Sox May 8 th June 18 th Boston Red Sox May 2 nd June 18 th Toronto Blue Jays May 9 th June 11 th Cincinnati Reds May 2 nd June 20 th Seattle Mariners May 11 th June 17 th Chicago Cubs May 2 nd June 26 th San Francisco Giants May 12 th June 15 th Kansas City Royals May 2 nd June 11 th St. Louis Cardinals May 12 th June 16 th Cleveland Indians May 3 rd June 20 th Arizona Diamondbacks May 12 th June 20 th

5 NATIONAL LEAGUERS ON 2014 ALL-STAR BALLOT FIRST BASEMEN SECOND BASEMEN THIRD BASEMEN MATT ADAMS Cardinals DARWIN BARNEY Cubs PEDRO ALVAREZ Pirates YONDER ALONSO Padres RAFAEL FURCAL Marlins NOLAN ARENADO Rockies BRANDON BELT Giants DEE GORDON Dodgers CODY ASCHE Phillies LUCAS DUDA Mets JEDD GYORKO Padres MATT CARPENTER Cardinals FREDDIE FREEMAN Braves AARON HILL D-backs TODD FRAZIER Reds PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT D-backs DJ LeMAHIEU Rockies CHASE HEADLEY Padres ADRIAN GONZALEZ Dodgers DANIEL MURPHY Mets CHRIS JOHNSON Braves RYAN HOWARD Phillies BRANDON PHILLIPS Reds CASEY McGEHEE Marlins GARRETT JONES Marlins ANTHONY RENDON Nationals MARTIN PRADO D-backs ADAM LaROCHE Nationals MARCO SCUTARO Giants ARAMIS RAMIREZ Brewers JUSTIN MORNEAU Rockies DAN UGGLA Braves PABLO SANDOVAL Giants MARK REYNOLDS Brewers CHASE UTLEY Phillies JUAN URIBE Dodgers ANTHONY RIZZO Cubs NEIL WALKER Pirates LUIS VALBUENA Cubs GABY SANCHEZ Pirates RICKIE WEEKS Brewers DAVID WRIGHT Mets JOEY VOTTO Reds KOLTEN WONG Cardinals RYAN ZIMMERMAN Nationals SHORTSTOPS CATCHERS EVERTH CABRERA Padres WELINGTON CASTILLO Cubs STARLIN CASTRO Cubs TRAVIS d ARNAUD Mets ZACK COZART Reds A.J. ELLIS Dodgers BRANDON CRAWFORD Giants EVAN GATTIS Braves IAN DESMOND Nationals YASMANI GRANDAL Padres ADEINY HECHAVARRIA Marlins JONATHAN LUCROY Brewers JORDY MERCER Pirates RUSSELL MARTIN Pirates CHRIS OWINGS D-backs DEVIN MESORACO Reds JHONNY PERALTA Cardinals YADIER MOLINA Cardinals HANLEY RAMIREZ Dodgers MIGUEL MONTERO D-backs JIMMY ROLLINS Phillies BUSTER POSEY Giants JEAN SEGURA Brewers WILSON RAMOS Nationals ANDRELTON SIMMONS Braves WILIN ROSARIO Rockies RUBEN TEJADA Mets CARLOS RUIZ Phillies TROY TULOWITZKI Rockies JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA Marlins OUTFIELDERS CHARLIE BLACKMON Rockies BRYCE HARPER Nationals CARLOS QUENTIN Padres PETER BOURJOS Cardinals JASON HEYWARD Braves BEN REVERE Phillies RYAN BRAUN Brewers MATT HOLLIDAY Cardinals JUSTIN RUGGIANO Cubs DOMONIC BROWN Phillies MATT KEMP Dodgers NATE SCHIERHOLTZ Cubs JAY BRUCE Reds JUAN LAGARES Mets TRAVIS SNIDER Pirates MARLON BYRD Phillies RYAN LUDWICK Reds DENARD SPAN Nationals ALLEN CRAIG Cardinals STARLING MARTE Pirates GIANCARLO STANTON Marlins MICHAEL CUDDYER Rockies ANDREW McCUTCHEN Pirates RYAN SWEENEY Cubs KHRIS DAVIS Brewers MICHAEL MORSE Giants MARK TRUMBO D-backs CHRIS DENORFIA Padres MARCELL OZUNA Marlins B.J. UPTON Braves ANDRE ETHIER Dodgers ANGEL PAGAN Giants JUSTIN UPTON Braves CARLOS GOMEZ Brewers GERARDO PARRA D-backs WILL VENABLE Padres CARLOS GONZALEZ Rockies HUNTER PENCE Giants JAYSON WERTH Nationals CURTIS GRANDERSON Mets A.J. POLLOCK D-backs CHRISTIAN YELICH Marlins BILLY HAMILTON Reds YASIEL PUIG Dodgers CHRIS YOUNG Mets

6 AMERICAN LEAGUERS ON 2014 ALL-STAR BALLOT FIRST BASEMEN SECOND BASEMEN THIRD BASEMEN JOSE ABREU White Sox JOSE ALTUVE Astros ADRIAN BELTRE Rangers DARIC BARTON Athletics GORDON BECKHAM White Sox NICK CASTELLANOS Tigers MIGUEL CABRERA Tigers ROBINSON CANO Mariners MATT DOMINGUEZ Astros CHRIS DAVIS Orioles BRIAN DOZIER Twins JOSH DONALDSON Athletics PRINCE FIELDER Rangers RYAN FLAHERTY Orioles DAVID FREESE Angels JESUS GUZMAN Astros RYAN GOINS Blue Jays CONOR GILLASPIE White Sox ERIC HOSMER Royals OMAR INFANTE Royals KELLY JOHNSON Yankees ADAM LIND Blue Jays HOWIE KENDRICK Angels BRETT LAWRIE Blue Jays JAMES LONEY Rays IAN KINSLER Tigers EVAN LONGORIA Rays JOE MAUER Twins JASON KIPNIS Indians MANNY MACHADO Orioles MIKE NAPOLI Red Sox DUSTIN PEDROIA Red Sox WILL MIDDLEBROOKS Red Sox ALBERT PUJOLS Angels JURICKSON PROFAR Rangers MIKE MOUSTAKAS Royals JUSTIN SMOAK Mariners BRIAN ROBERTS Yankees TREVOR PLOUFFE Twins NICK SWISHER Indians ERIC SOGARD Athletics CARLOS SANTANA Indians MARK TEIXEIRA Yankees BEN ZOBRIST Rays KYLE SEAGER Mariners SHORTSTOPS CATCHERS DESIGNATED HITTERS ELVIS ANDRUS Rangers ALEX AVILA Tigers BILLY BUTLER Royals ERICK AYBAR Angels JASON CASTRO Astros CHRIS CARTER Astros XANDER BOGAERTS Red Sox TYLER FLOWERS White Sox NELSON CRUZ Orioles ASDRUBAL CABRERA Indians YAN GOMES Indians ADAM DUNN White Sox ALCIDES ESCOBAR Royals RYAN HANIGAN Rays EDWIN ENCARNACION Blue Jays YUNEL ESCOBAR Rays CHRIS IANNETTA Angels JASON GIAMBI Indians PEDRO FLORIMON Twins BRIAN McCANN Yankees RAUL IBAÑEZ Angels ALEX GONZALEZ Tigers DIONER NAVARRO Blue Jays MATT JOYCE Rays J.J. HARDY Orioles DEREK NORRIS Athletics JASON KUBEL Twins DEREK JETER Yankees SALVADOR PEREZ Royals VICTOR MARTINEZ Tigers JED LOWRIE Athletics A.J. PIERZYNSKI Red Sox MITCH MORELAND Rangers BRAD MILLER Mariners GEOVANY SOTO Rangers LOGAN MORRISON Mariners ALEXEI RAMIREZ White Sox KURT SUZUKI Twins BRANDON MOSS Athletics JOSE REYES Blue Jays MATT WIETERS Orioles DAVID ORTIZ Red Sox JONATHAN VILLAR Astros MIKE ZUNINO Mariners ALFONSO SORIANO Yankees OUTFIELDERS DUSTIN ACKLEY Mariners DAVID DeJESUS Rays ADAM JONES Orioles ABRAHAM ALMONTE Mariners ADAM EATON White Sox DAVID LOUGH Orioles NORICHIKA AOKI Royals JACOBY ELLSBURY Yankees NICK MARKAKIS Orioles OSWALDO ARCIA Twins DEXTER FOWLER Astros LEONYS MARTIN Rangers JOSE BAUTISTA Blue Jays AVISAIL GARCIA White Sox DAVID MURPHY Indians CARLOS BELTRAN Yankees BRETT GARDNER Yankees WIL MYERS Rays MICHAEL BOURN Indians ALEX GORDON Royals DANIEL NAVA Red Sox MICHAEL BRANTLEY Indians ROBBIE GROSSMAN Astros COLBY RASMUS Blue Jays MELKY CABRERA Blue Jays JOSH HAMILTON Angels JOSH REDDICK Athletics LORENZO CAIN Royals COREY HART Mariners ALEX RIOS Rangers KOLE CALHOUN Angels AARON HICKS Twins GRADY SIZEMORE Red Sox YOENIS CESPEDES Athletics L.J. HOES Astros MIKE TROUT Angels SHIN-SOO CHOO Rangers TORII HUNTER Tigers DAYAN VICIEDO White Sox COCO CRISP Athletics AUSTIN JACKSON Tigers SHANE VICTORINO Red Sox RAJAI DAVIS Tigers DESMOND JENNINGS Rays JOSH WILLINGHAM Twins