SAN DIEGO PADRES TO RETURN TO TELEVISION IN MEXICO

- Broadcasting of select games to resume this weekend on Uniradio’s Channel 47 in Tijuana –

SAN DIEGO, CA – The San Diego Padres today announced a television broadcasting partnership that will bring Padres games back to the air in Mexico, beginning this weekend. As part of the agreement, a select number of the Padres’ remaining games this season will be broadcast on Uniradio’s Channel 47 on the Cablemas Cable Network in Tijuana. Padres President and COO Tom Garfinkel made the announcement.

“We are excited to partner with Uniradio’s new television channel to bring games back to the Tijuana market,” said Garfinkel. “Our fans in Mexico are extremely important to us and finding a broadcasting partner for 2010 has been a top priority.”

In order to comply with Major League Baseball’s existing partnerships, certain games this season will not be aired on Uniradio’s Channel 47. The full schedule of televised games can be found at padresbeisbol.com and uniradio.com.

“Broadcasting Padres baseball for our Tijuana viewers will definitely be a great hit,” said Uniradio’s Vice President Ricardo Astiazaran. “We’re looking forward to a successful partnership with the San Diego Padres.”

The first Padres game to return to television in Mexico will be this Saturday, July 24 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Telecasts will feature video from COX/Channel 4 San Diego and audio provided by Uniradio team broadcasters Eduardo Ortega and Juan Angel Avila.

“The Padres have broadcast their games in Spanish since the team’s founding in 1969, and the club’s commitment to its fans south of the border has never wavered,” said Ortega, the Spanish-language voice of the Padres. “This partnership with Uniradio’s TV channel is a tremendous step forward in service to our fans in Mexico.”