XM will air the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, and exclusive radio coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game, featuring the top minor-league prospects from the U.S. and abroad.
XM’s baseball talk radio channel MLB Home Plate will be live from New York starting July 12 with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. at the All-Star FanFest at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
Cal and his brother and fellow major-league vet Billy Ripken will host their weekly XM show “Ripken Baseball” at the XM broadcast booth in the convention center this Saturday 10-11 am ET. The Ripkens’ guests will include the New York Yankees’ Hall of Famer Whitey Ford.
The MLB Home Plate channel (XM 175)’s on-air team will host shows at FanFest, Yankee Stadium, and the XM studios at Jazz at Lincoln Center July 12-16.
MLB All-Star Week on XM Satellite Radio on-air schedule:
Saturday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 16: MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175) live from DHL All-Star FanFest, Yankee Stadium, and Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York
Sunday, July 13: XM All Star Futures Game at 12:30 pm ET on XM 175
Monday, July 14: State Farm Home Run Derby at 8 pm ET on XM 176
Tuesday, July 15: 79th MLB All-Star Game at 8 pm ET on XM 176
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