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01/09/2009 1:58 PM ET
MLB Network, MLB.com to broadcast Baseball Hall of Fame announcement live on Monday, Jan. 12, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET
Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson live in MLB Network Studio, joined by MLB Network's Barry Larkin, Harold Reynolds, Victor Rojas and Tom Verducci
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SECAUCUS, N.J. and NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The official announcement of the National Baseball Hall
of Fame's 2009 election results, live from MLB Network's Secaucus-based studios, will air exclusively on MLB Network and online at MLB.com on Monday, Jan. 12, with coverage beginning live at 1:30 p.m. ET. The live program on MLB Network marks the first time this announcement will be made on television.
Jeff Idelson, the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, will appear in
studio to reveal the results of the Baseball Writers' Association of America 2009 Hall of Fame election, as part of a live special beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET, hosted by Victor Rojas and also featuring Barry Larkin, Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci. MLB Network launched on Jan. 1 in approximately 50 million homes as the largest network debut in cable history.
MLB Network's special coverage of the Hall of Fame announcement includes two live specials in
addition to its regular Hot Stove show that airs at 7 p.m. ET, including a third live show at 9 p.m. ET expected to include interviews with those elected, analysis and a look ahead at the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot, in which Larkin will appear for the first time.
In addition to streaming the results announcement live for the sixth straight year, MLB.com will
provide fans with complete coverage of the results, including a collection of print and multimedia
retrospectives of the electee(s) career(s), a peek into the ballots of its 13 honorary BBWAA reporters to find out who they voted for and why and on-demand video of the Hall of Fame Class of 2009's introductory press conference from New York on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
Top returning vote-getters on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot included Jim Rice, Andre Dawson
and Bert Blyleven, while newcomers to the ballot included Rickey Henderson and Matt Williams. Any
candidates elected by the BBWAA will be enshrined along with Veterans Committee electee Joe Gordon
on July 26 in Cooperstown, N.Y. Admission to the Induction Ceremony is free.
MLB Network also will air classic games featuring Henderson. MLB Network's special Hall of
Fame programming includes:
Sunday, January 11
1:30 p.m. ET -- 1989 ALCS Game 2, TOR @ OAK (Henderson stole four bases in a
6-3 Oakland victory)
4:30 p.m. ET -- 1989 ALCS Game 4, OAK @ TOR (Henderson hit two home runs
in a 6-5 Oakland victory)
Monday, January 12
12:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. ET - 1989 ALCS Game 2 (repeat)
1:30 p.m. ET - LIVE Hall of Fame Special, featuring Jeff Idelson, joined by Barry
Larkin, Harold Reynolds, Victor Rojas and Tom Verducci
2:30 p.m. ET - 1989 ALCS Game 4 (repeat)
7:00 p.m. ET - Hot Stove (live)
9:00 p.m. ET - LIVE Hall of Fame Special, featuring interviews with inductees,
analysis and a look ahead at the 2010 ballot
"We're very excited about this opportunity to be a part of baseball history in only our second
week," said Tony Petitti, President and Chief Executive Officer of MLB Network. "As we continue to look for new content, fans should expect to see programming like this on a consistent basis from MLB
Network."
MLB Network launched in approximately 50 million cable and satellite homes on Jan. 1, 2009
as the largest debut in cable television history, exceeding any other cable television launch by
approximately 20 million. With live games, original programming, highlights, classic games, and
coverage of baseball events, MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans. For more information, go to mlbnetwork.com.
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