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23 October 2007, Washington (By Steve Schy) -- The 103rd edition of Major League Baseball's World Series gets underway Wednesday in Boston as the Red Sox host the Colorado Rockies in Game One at Fenway Park Tuesday evening. As VOA's Steve Schy reports, both teams are entering the Fall Classic on a hot streak.

Colorado Rockies have won 21 of its last 22 games and became the first team to sweep both its division and league championship series opponents.    » read more »

Three creators of winning MLB videos receive tickets to Game Three of 2007 World Series in Colorado

10/23/2007, DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies have sold out the remaining seats for all three 2007 World Series' games scheduled to be played at Coors Field.

All tickets were sold via the Colorado Rockies website in approximately two hours and 30 minutes.    » read more »

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Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, who won Baseball's Triple Crown and the American League Most Valuable Award in 1967, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game One of the 2007 World Series on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

John Williams, reknowned American composer and conductor and five-time Academy Award winner will conduct America's orchestra, the Boston Pops, in the playing of the Star Spangled Banner prior to Game One. Recording artist Ashanti, will sing God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch.    » read more »

Ed Montague appointed crew chief for the 103rd Fall Classic

10/23/2007 -- Ed Montague, a veteran of 32 years of Major League umpiring, will serve as the crew chief at the 2007 World Series and will call balls and strikes at Game One of the 2007 Fall Classic, it was announced today.

Montague's crew will include Laz Diaz (ninth year), Ted Barrett (11th year), Chuck Meriwether (16th year), Mike Everitt (ninth year) and regular season crew chief Mike Reilly (31st year).    » read more »

10/23/2007, BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man roster for the 2007 World Series. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.

The Boston Red Sox roster is as follows:

PITCHERS (11): Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Eric Gagne, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Curt Schilling, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin.

CATCHERS (2): Doug Mirabelli, Jason Varitek.

INFIELDERS (7): Alex Cora, Eric Hinske, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis.    » read more »

10/23/2007, BOSTON -- The Colorado Rockies announced this evening their 25-man roster for the 2007 World Series, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow night in Boston:

Right-handed Pitchers
Aaron Cook
Manuel Corpas
Josh Fogg
LaTroy Hawkins
Matt Herges
Ubaldo Jimenez
Ryan Speier

Left-handed Pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt
Jeff Francis
Brian Fuentes
Franklin Morales

Catchers
Chris Iannetta
Yorvit Torrealba

Infielders
Garrett Atkins
Jamey Carroll
Todd Helton
Kazuo Matsui
Troy Tulowitzki

Outfielders
Jeff Baker
Brad Hawpe
Matt Holliday
Seth Smith
Ryan Spilborghs    » read more »

Landmark cable television deal extends through the 2009 season

10/22/2007 -- Major League Baseball International (MLBI) and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) reached a groundbreaking, three-year agreement this season that has significantly increased exposure for Major League Baseball (MLB) in the People's Republic of China. Through the agreement, a first-of-its-kind endeavor for MLBI with a local Chinese television partner, the 2007 World Series will be broadcast live in its entirety on Great Sports, the country's leading cable sports channel.    » read more »

10/22/2007 -- This morning, after more than 8.5 million hits on the Colorado Rockies website, Paciolan, Major League Baseball's ticket vendor, experienced a system wide outage that impacted all of its North American customers. As a result, the Colorado Rockies have suspended the sale of 2007 World Series tickets scheduled to be played at Coors Field.    » read more »

10/21/2007 -- Major League Baseball issued the following statement in response to media reports regarding Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd:

"We will investigate the allegations concerning Paul Byrd as we have players implicated in previous similar reports. Since Mr. Byrd and his club, the Cleveland Indians, are currently active in post-season play, we will interview Mr. Byrd prior to the start of the World Series should the Cleveland club advance."

Source: MLB

- Houston Astros also releases full 2008 MLB season schedule
- Astros will open at San Diego
- Red Sox, Yankees to make first-ever visit to Houston in June

10/19/2007, HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros announced today that season tickets for the 2008 season are now on sale. Fans wanting to purchase season tickets should call the Astros Ticket Services Department at 1-800-ASTROS-2 or visit Astros.com.    » read more »

First shipment of merchandise to help flood victims in Ghana

10/18/2007 -- Major League Baseball today announced it is expanding its longstanding relationship with international relief organization World Vision by donating unsalable 2007 postseason MLB-licensed apparel to children and families in developing countries around the world.

Major League Baseball has previously worked with World Vision to donate counterfeit goods that have been confiscated by law enforcement. These efforts will continue during the 2007 postseason.    » read more »

- Home opener slated for Mar. 31 vs. Angels
- Schedule features seven games vs. the Yankees, four vs. Boston and interleague visits from Milwaukee, Washington and Arizona

10/17/2007, MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins today announced the club's tentative 2008 regular season schedule, featuring home interleague play against the Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks.    » read more »

16 October 2007 -- The surprising Colorado Rockies will play in Major League Baseball's World Series for the first time in their history, after completing a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series.

The Colorado Rockies scored six runs in the fourth inning Monday on the way to beating the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-4. Matt Holliday capped the big inning with a three-run home run.    » read more »

10/13/2007 -- The Philadelphia Phillies' coaching staff, which instructed the team to the National League East Division championship, has been renewed for the 2008 Major League Baseball season, the club announced today.

Rich Dubee (pitching), Ramon Henderson (bullpen), Davey Lopes (first base), Steve Smith (third base), Milt Thompson (hitting) and Jimy Williams (bench) have all had their contracts extended through the 2008 season, as well as catching instructor Mick Billmeyer.    » read more »