Special Shops to Showcase Expanded Assortment of MLB Merchandise and Players to Meet with Fans at Toys "R" Us Stores Nationwide

WAYNE, N.J., March 21, 2006 -- Toys "R" Us and Major League Baseball (MLB) Properties have partnered to celebrate the national pastime and the opening of the 2006 Major League Baseball championship season. Starting this month, Toys "R" Us stores nationwide will feature an expanded assortment of MLB merchandise in special front-of-store boutique shops. As part of this partnership, fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite players during the month of April, when select Toys "R" Us stores host personal appearances by MLB players.

From apparel and collectibles to video games, baseball cards, sporting goods and more, the Major League Baseball shops at Toys "R" Us feature a broad assortment of officially licensed MLB merchandise. Even the youngest fans can get in on the game with a selection of officially licensed T-Ball sets, baseball bats and Rawlings official baseballs. In addition, while visiting ballparks around the country, fans will receive a mini-catalog of Major League Baseball merchandise available at Toys "R" Us stores.

"We are excited to commemorate the opening of the 2006 season with the Major League Baseball themed feature shops at Toys "R" Us stores nationwide," said Howard Smith, Senior Vice President, Licensing, Major League Baseball Properties. "Through this partnership, Major League Baseball fans will be able to celebrate the arrival of Opening Day and their favorite team at a one-stop shop with all of the most exciting and interactive MLB licensed products."

As part of the celebration, McFarlane Toys turned to Toys "R" Us as the exclusive home of the newest Sports Picks action figure line. Baseball superstars Alex Rodriguez, Jason Varitek, Jeff Kent, Bobby Abreu, Mark Mulder and Aramis Ramirez will be featured in Sports Picks' MLB 14 series of action figures. The biggest rivalry in baseball also comes to Toys "R" Us shelves with exclusive 3- packs featuring the most popular players from the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, including David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Curt Schilling, Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.

In April, fans will have the opportunity to meet Major League Baseball players during personal appearances at Toys "R" Us stores in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Washington, DC.

"From the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals, our partnership with Major League Baseball provides us with the unique opportunity to increase our team-specific offerings to customers across the country and to give kids the joy of personally meeting their favorite big-league players," said John Barbour, President, Toys "R" Us, U.S. "This spring, our stores are truly the destination for official MLB merchandise, with an expanded assortment of trading cards, apparel and sporting equipment that help parents and kids 'gear up' for the 2006 season or take to the field themselves."

A complete list of MLB events at Toys "R" Us stores nationwide can be found by logging onto www.toysrusinc.com/MLB. Baseball fans who are unable to visit their local Toys "R" Us store during the promotion can always find team specific product by logging onto www.sportsrus.com.

About Toys "R" Us
Toys "R" Us is one of the leading specialty toy retailers in the world. It sells merchandise through more than 1,200 stores, including 610 toy stores in the U.S. and 643 international toy stores, including licensed and franchise stores as well as through its Internet sites at www.toysrus.com, www.imaginarium.com and www.sportsrus.com. Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world and a leader in the juvenile industry, and sells merchandise through 230 stores in the U.S. as well as on the Internet at www.babiesrus.com.

About Major League Baseball Properties
The Major League Baseball Clubs formed Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) in 1966 as the Club's agent for marketing and trademark licensing and protection. Major League Baseball Properties is responsible for managing consumer licensing activities, developing national advertising campaigns, cultivating sponsorship opportunities with major consumer brands and corporations, growing the game and the business of baseball outside the United States and creating national marketing programs in conjunction with Clubs, broadcast rights holders and national sponsors. MLBP also operates a full- service video and audio production unit (Major League Baseball Productions), a publishing division and stock photo licensing agency, and manages logistics for the All-Star Game and World Series as well as all other special events. For more information on Major League Baseball, log on to www.MLB.com.