NEW ERA CAP IS THE EXCLUSIVE HEADWEAR MAKER FOR 13 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC NATIONAL TEAMS

New Era Cap Co. will provide the exclusive on-field and locker room cap for 13 of the 16 participating countries in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

The 2009 tournament will feature talented players from around the globe representing their native countries to compete for the World Baseball Classic Championship.

Baseball fans across the globe can represent their countries with an authentic 2009 World Baseball Classic cap by New Era. Featured countries in the collection are the US, Canada, Australia, Italy, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Kingdom of Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, Mexico and China.

The 2009 New Era World Baseball Classic Collection is available at New Era Cap Flagship stores, the Rogers Centre in Toronto, cap retailers including Champs and Modell's Sporting Goods and at www.MLB.com and www.neweracap.com.

About the World Baseball Classic: The World Baseball Classic is the premier international baseball tournament and features the best players in the world competing for their home countries. The World Baseball Classic was played in March and will be held every four years with plans to expand the participant field in 2013.