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EIGHTH BASEBALL TOY SERIES NEARING RELEASE MLB Series 8 Will Hit Retail Shelves in February Friday, January 23, 2004
The Super Bowl is nearly here. Both the NBA and NHL seasons are in full swing. We're building toward March Madness in college basketball. So what's all this baseball talk? Well, the first McFarlane's Sports Picks: MLB line of 2004 is getting close to retail release, that's what. We wanted to get a jump on spring training this year and have a full baseball series on the shelves when the game is just getting warmed up. MLB Series 8 contains the following figures:Alfonso Soriano 2, New York Yankees 2B, No. 12Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers SS, No. 3Jeff Bagwell, Houston Astros 1B, No. 5Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees RF, No. 55John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves P, No. 29Kevin Brown, Los Angeles Dodgers P, No. 27Richie Sexson, Milwaukee Brewers 1B, No. 11Note: Due to a trade, Kevin Brown will also be available in the uniform of his new team, the New York Yankees. Look for this all-new line of baseball action figures in stores in February ... with MLB Series 9 not far behind.