(SUNRISE, FL) – Fox Sports Net, the exclusive television rights holder for Florida Marlins baseball, today announced that five-time MLB All-Star Cookie Rojas and South Florida sports producer and personality Raul Striker, Jr. will return to announce the network’s Spanish language Marlins SAP telecasts. Fox Sports Net will provide a Spanish audio SAP feed for all 50 Marlins’ home games televised on the regional sports network during the 2004 regular season.
Rojas, a 19-year veteran of professional baseball, will provide the color commentary and game analysis alongside Striker Jr. who will call the play-by-play action exclusively for all Fox Sports Net SAP Marlins’ telecasts. Fox Sports Net’s 2004 regular season Marlins coverage begins Tuesday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m. with a home game against the Montreal Expos. (SAP game schedule follows)
“With the tremendous response we received from our Hispanic audience, Fox Sports Net is delighted to again provide exclusive Spanish audio coverage of Marlins’ home games featuring Major League Baseball great Cookie Rojas and Raul Striker, Jr.” said Jeff Genthner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fox Sports Net Florida. “Last year’s introduction of this feature was met with an extraordinary level of cooperation and enthusiasm from the many cable companies throughout Florida, including Comcast, Charter, Adelphia and Advanced Cable. Fox Sports Net is proud to continue to provide this enhancement to Marlins game coverage and appreciates the support and this year’s SAP sponsor, General Motors.”
The secondary audio feed is accessible through the (SAP) program feature available on most television sets. The SAP audio is imbedded within a television channel as an alternative to the standard audio that accompanies the video portion of a program. Listeners can choose this secondary audio signal through either a television, stereo VCR equipped to receive SAP signals, or a special SAP receiver. Fox Sports Net’s 2004 Marlins SAP coverage is sponsored by the General Motors whose brands include Chevy, Pontiac, Buick and Hummer.
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | |
| Tue. | April 6 | v. Montreal | 1:00p |
| Fri. | April 9 | v. Philadelphia | 7:30p |
| Sat. | April 10 | v. Philadelphia | 6:00p |
| Fri. | April 23 | v. Atlanta | 7:30p |
| Tue. | May 4 | v. Los Angeles | 7:00p |
| Wed. | May 5 | v. Los Angeles | 7:00p |
| Thu. | May 6 | v. Los Angeles | 7:00p |
| Sat. | May 8 | v. San Diego | 6:00p |
| Sun. | May 9 | v. San Diego | 3:00p |
| Tue. | May 18 | v. Houston | 7:00p |
| Wed. | May 19 | v. Houston | 7:00p |
| Fri. | May 21 | v. Arizona | 7:30p |
| Mon. | May 24 | v. Arizona | 3:00p |
| Sat. | May 29 | v. NY Mets | 6:00p |
| Mon. | May 31 | v. Cincinnati | 4:00p |
| Tue. | June 1 | v. Cincinnati | 7:00 |
| Wed. | June 2 | v. Cincinnati | 3:00p |
| Tue. | June 15 | v. Chicago W. Sox | 7:00p |
| Wed. | June 16 | v. Chicago W. Sox | 7:00p |
| Fri. | June 18 | v. Texas | 7:30p |
| Sat. | June 19 | v. Texas | 6:00p |
| Tue. | June 22 | v. Atlanta | 7:00p |
| Wed. | June 23 | v. Atlanta | 7:00p |
| Fri. | July 2 | v. Tampa Bay | 7:30p |
| Mon. | July 5 | v. Pittsburgh | 7:00p |
| Tue. | July 6 | v. Pittsburgh | 7:00p |
| Wed. | July 7 | v. Pittsburgh | 7:00p |
| Fri. | July 9 | v. NY Mets | 7:30p |
| Sat. | July 10 | v. NY Mets | 6:00p |
| Mon. | July 26 | v. Philadelphia | 7:00p |
| Tue. | July 27 | v. Philadelphia | 7:00p |
| Wed. | July 28 | v. Philadelphia | 7:00p |
| Fri. | July 30 | v. Montreal | 7:30p |
| Fri. | August 6 | v. Milwaukee | 7:30p |
| Tue. | August 10 | v. St. Louis | 7:00p |
| Thu. | August 12 | v. St. Louis | 7:00p |
| Tue. | August 24 | v. San Francisco | 7:00p |
| Wed. | August 25 | v. San Francisco | 7:00p |
| Thu. | August 26 | v. San Francisco | 7:00p |
| Sat. | August 28 | v. Colorado | 6:00p |
| Fri. | September 3 | v. Chicago Cubs | 7:30p |
| Sat. | September 4 | v. Chicago Cubs | 6:00p |
| Tue. | September 7 | v. NY Mets | 7:00p |
| Mon. | September 13 | v. Montreal | 7:00p |
| Tue. | September 14 | v. Montreal | 7:00p |
| Fri. | September 17 | v. Atlanta | 7:30p |
| Sat. | September 18 | v. Atlanta | 6:00p |
| Tue. | September 21 | v. Philadelphia | 7:00p |
| Wed. | September 22 | v. Philadelphia | 7:00p |
| Thu. | September 23 | v. Philadelphia | 7:00p |
Schedule subject to change. All games are Eastern.
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