MITCH WILLIAMS AND RICO PETROCELLI TEAM UP TO HOST EXCLUSIVE SHOW ON SIRIUS XM RADIO

‘Remember When…,’ a weekly conversation on baseball history, will air Saturdays on SIRIUS XM’s MLB Home Plate channel

NEW YORK – October 1, 2009 – SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that former Major League relief pitcher Mitch Williams and former Red Sox infielder Rico Petrocelli will team up to host a new weekly show on SIRIUS XM Radio.

Remember When will debut Saturday, October 3 (8:00 – 10:00 am ET) and air every Saturday throughout the year exclusively on MLB Home Plate, available nationwide on XM channel 175 and SIRIUS channel 210 with the “Best of XM” programming package.

Each week’s show will present a wide-ranging conversation on baseball’s extensive history with Williams and Petrocelli talking with legendary players and personalities.  Hosts and guests will share their favorite memories and experiences from their time in the game, and will encourage baseball fans around the country to call in and participate in the conversation by sharing their own favorite recollections.

The fireballing Williams earned 192 saves and posted a 3.65 ERA in 11 Major League seasons with the Texas Rangers (1986-88), Chicago Cubs (1989-90), Philadelphia Phillies (1991-93), Houston Astros (1994), California Angels (1995) and Kansas City Royals (1997).  He was voted to the National League All-Star team in 1989 as a member of the N.L. East Champion Cubs, with whom he earned the nickname “Wild Thing.”  In 1993, he posted a career-high 43 saves and recorded two saves in the N.L. Championship Series with the Phillies.  Williams also serves as an analyst for MLB Network.

Rico Petrocelli signed with the Red Sox in 1963 and played all of his 13 Major League seasons in Boston.  A two-time All-Star, Petrocelli led all American League shortstops in fielding percentage in 1968 and 1969.  In 1969 he hit 40 home runs, fourth most in the AL, a single season record for a shortstop at the time.  Over his career, he played in two World Series (1967, 1975) and hit 210 home runs with 773 RBI and 653 runs in 1553 games.  He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.

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