State Farm(R) Home Run Derby Offers Big Moments to Eight Local Boys & Girls Clubs...

State Farm(R) Home Run Derby Offers Big Moments to Eight Local Boys & Girls
Clubs of America (BGCA) Members
St. Louis Area Boys & Girls Clubs Members Paired With Home Run Derby
Participants for the Chance to Win $50,000 for a Teen Center at their Chapter

ST. LOUIS July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight members from St. Louis area Boys &
Girls Clubs will experience a once-in-a-lifetime moment as they take to the
field with eight of the biggest sluggers in Major League Baseball during the
2009 State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, July 13 at Busch Stadium for a
chance to win $50,000 for a teen center at their local Club. The State Farm
Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN
Radio in the United States beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET) on Monday,
July 13.

Each of the eight Boys & Girls Clubs members participating will be matched
with a participant in the State Farm Home Run Derby, with the Club member who
is paired with the State Farm Home Run Derby winner earning $50,000 for a teen
center at their Club. For each of the other seven Club members paired with
State Farm Home Run Derby participants, State Farm will make a $10,000
donation to their Club toward a teen center.

"Nothing's more important than being there for the community," said Mark
Gibson, Assistant Vice President of Advertising for State Farm. "State Farm is
so happy to be able to contribute to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America with
the donations raised during the Home Run Derby and by creating big moments for
Club members throughout the event."

"Thanks to the generosity of our partners, we are able to provide high-impact
programs that enable young people to reach their full potential as productive,
caring, responsible citizens," said Roxanne Spillett, president and CEO of
Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "We are so thankful for all that State Farm and
Major League Baseball have done to provide opportunities for our local Boys &
Girls Clubs and the children and teens they serve."

As part of a continued effort to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America and
local communities it serves, State Farm and Major League Baseball are "Going
Beyond" at the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby. In addition to the Gold Ball
home run which generates $17,000 from State Farm and Major League Baseball for
every Gold Ball home run hit in Busch Stadium, State Farm will donate $5,000
for all other home runs hit throughout the Derby.

Player Match Ups:

-- Jonah Robinson of the St. Charles B&GC, paired with Nelson Cruz of
the Texas Rangers
-- Autumn Davis of the Herbert Hoover B&GC, paired with Brandon Inge of
the Detroit Tigers
-- Joshua Jones of the Herbert Hoover B&GC, paired with Joe Mauer of
the Minnesota Twins
-- Amber Baker of the Scott Air Force Base B&GC, paired with Carlos
Pena of the Tampa Bay Rays
-- Kylie Kochel of the Bethalto B&GC, paired with Prince Fielder of the
Milwaukee Brewers
-- Dimitri "DiDi" Barnes of the Capital City B&GC, paired
with Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres
-- Cordell Clark of the Musgrave Unit of the Springfield B&GC, paired
with Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies

-- Jessica Ann Lampe of the St. Charles County B&GC, paired with Albert
Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals

About State Farm
State Farm(R) insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S.,
is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada.
State Farm's 17,000 agents and 67,000 employees serve over 77 million auto,
fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than
1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is
the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32
on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please
visit statefarm.com(R) or in Canada statefarm.ca(R).

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.

SOURCE State Farm

Rich Pingeton of State Farm Insurance, +1-309-766-8866,
rich.pingeton.sqvi@statefarm.com, or Sean Hixson of Weber Shandwick Worldwide,
+1-314-552-6760, shixson@webershandwick.com, for State Farm, or Matt Bourne of
Major League Baseball, +1-212-931-7882, matt.bourne@mlb.com