Official Boston Red Sox World Series DVD To Be Released On Nov. 27

- Major League Baseball Productions and Shout! Factory release official DVD chronicling Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series championship
- The official "2007 World Series Film" DVD available nationwide Nov. 27, 2007 with narration by Academy Award-winner Matt Damon

11/15/2007 -- Major League Baseball Productions and Shout! Factory are bringing baseball fans the ultimate insider's look at the Boston Red Sox quest to win this year's World Series title during the thrilling four-game World Series victory over the Colorado Rockies.

The official "2007 World Series Film" on DVD, available nationwide November 27, gives fans the opportunity to relive the seventh Red Sox World Series title in Club history. Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor and Boston Red Sox fan Matt Damon, the collectible DVD will be sold at the Souvenir Store, the official team store of the Boston Red Sox, online at MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, and participating retailers for the suggested retail price of $19.99. It can be pre-ordered now at MLB.com.

The official 2007 World Series Film DVD features more than 75 minutes of main program and nearly 40 minutes of bonus footage. Using material obtained through the unparalleled access of Major League Baseball Productions, the official DVD provides unique adrenaline-filled game-by-game footage of the 2007 World Series, exclusive sound via wireless microphones, and intimate interviews with players, coaches and team personnel, allowing fans to look inside the clubhouse during the postseason run of their favorite Club.

For the fifth consecutive year, MLB Productions captured both on and off the field elements of the World Series with High Definition (HD) cameras, ensuring that every facet of the Fall Classic is presented on the DVD in pristine digital-quality video and audio.

The official 2007 World Series Film DVD provides a detailed look at the Red Sox journey to its second World Series championship in the last four years with footage including:

• Rookie Dustin Pedroia becoming just the second player in history to lead off Game 1 of the World Series with a home run

• Josh Beckett's dominating pitching performance in Game 1

• Jonathan Papelbon's game-saving pick off in Game 2

• World Series M.V.P. Mike Lowell's decisive home run in Game 4

• Daisuke Matsuzaka having a prank pulled on him by teammates in the dugout minutes before the Red Sox became champions

• Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez hitting the first back-to-back-to-back home runs in League Championship history

• Last Out/Celebration 2007 World Series

In the first 300,000 DVDs sold, MasterCard® is offering consumers a coupon valid for a 15% discount on all purchases made with a MasterCard card at MLB.com during the month of December-an offer also open to all MasterCard cardholders in December.

About MLB Productions
Major League Baseball Productions is the Emmy® award-winning television and video production division of Major League Baseball and the official video archivists of the game. With unparalleled access to the Clubs and their players, Major League Baseball Productions produces original programming for growing audiences worldwide through its network specials, exclusive home videos, commercials and other specialty programming. For more information on Major League Baseball Productions, log on to www.MLBProductions.com.

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory's DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company's audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable "best of" compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, Calif. Its fine products are distributed by Vivendi Visual Entertainment. For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com.

About MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 16 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. For more information go to www.mastercard.com.

Source: MLB

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