SIRIUS XM Covering Baseball HoF Induction

SIRIUS XM To Offer Exclusive Radio Coverage of Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction July 26

"NEW YORK,, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that it will offer listeners the exclusive radio broadcast of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday, July 26, 2009 on MLB Home Plate, XM channel 175 and SIRIUS channel 210 with the "Best of XM" programming package.

"MLB Home Plate, SIRIUS XM's 24-hour baseball talk channel, will have live coverage starting at 1:30 pm ET, as all-time runs and stolen bases leader Rickey Henderson, longtime Boston Red Sox slugger Jim Rice, and former Yankees and Indians second baseman Joe Gordon are enshrined in Cooperstown, NY. "

2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote Available Only on MLB.com

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2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote Available Only on MLB.com:

"NEW YORK, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- American and National League All-Star Team managers Joe Maddon and Charlie Manuel, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, have announced the candidates for the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote to be held exclusively on MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, and the individual Club Web sites.

"Fans began casting votes for the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote on MLB.com and the Club sites immediately following today's Major League Baseball All-Star Selection Show presented by Pepsi on TBS and can continue until balloting concludes at 4 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 9. The winners, as chosen exclusively by online fan voting totals, will be announced on MLB.com shortly thereafter. Last year's program saw a record 47.8 million votes."

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Home Run! (Apologies for bad pun)

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Draft Traffic on MLB.com Sets New Standards:

"NEW YORK, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, announced today that its live coverage of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft drew 332.5 million page views and 29.8 million visitors over the three-day event, shattering traffic records for the comparable draft time period. The total page views represents a 75 percent increase over the 2008 mark of 189.5 million, while visitors were up more than 30 percent year-to-year."

Bank of America Loads the Bases with All-Star Opportunities for Major League Baseball(R) Fans

Bank of America Loads the Bases with All-Star Opportunities for Major League Baseball(R) Fans:

"In the month leading up to the All-Star Game, Bank of America will support a series of activities and special events to engage fans, delight customers and support the San Francisco community."