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Target To Sponsor '14 MLB All-Star Game, Eyes Media Buy On Fox

Target Field is the site of the '14 MLB All-Star Game, and the Minneapolis-based retailer has upped the ante, signing on as a sponsor of the July 15 game. Under the one-year deal, Target will leverage MLB's five-year-old "All Stars Among Us" cause-related program through which fans vote for individuals who have provided exemplary community service. Those individuals are then recognized during All-Star Game pregame ceremonies. This year, the program, run in conjunction with People magazine, will laud outstanding teachers across the country. Target will leverage the program through its retail locations and on Target.com, via an associated deal with MLBAM.

Given its expected prominence in pregame, Target is also looking at media from MLB rights-holder Fox. Sources said Target will continue to run MLB promos through the postseason.

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