TORONTO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- b5media Inc. (www.b5media.com), global new
media giant, is announcing the launch of Inside the Ballpark
(www.insidetheballpark.com). Inside the Ballpark is a new blog written by
Houston Astros outfielder Hunter Pence. Pence is the first professional
athlete to join b5media's blog network.
b5media CEO, Jeremy Wright says, "We are very excited to welcome Hunter
Pence to our network and to the Sports Channel, and look very forward to
reading his personal account of the MLB season." Pence will personally pen a
weekly blog post to detail the latest happenings in his life as an Astro.
Additionally, this blog will be updated throughout the week by b5media Sports
Channel Editor Kori Ellis to keep readers informed about Pence and the Astros.
Pence is entering his second season with the team after completing a very
successful rookie year. As a rookie, he hit .322 with 17 homeruns and 69 RBIs
for the Astros.
Pence was born April 13, 1983, in Fort Worth, Texas and attended the
University of Texas at Arlington. He was drafted in the second round by the
Astros in 2004. His breakout year in the minor leagues came in 2006 when he
hit 28 homers and had 95 RBIs for the AA Corpus Christi Hooks. Pence made his
major league debut on April 28th, 2007. Despite missing a month with a chipped
bone in his wrist, he finished as one of the best rookies in all of the major
leagues.
Interested media may contact Kori Ellis (kori.ellis@b5media.com) for more
information.
About b5media
b5media (www.b5media.com ) is a global new media network that features a
wide variety of subjects ranging from entertainment and news to technology and
sports. With content written by passionate people that attract more than 13
million visitors a month, the Toronto-based company is among the world's
largest blogging/new media networks with over 300 blogs across 12 channels.
b5media received venture capital financing in late-2006 from JLA Ventures and
Brightspark Ventures.
SOURCE b5media Inc.
Kori Ellis, b5media Inc., +1-210-860-4848, kori.ellis@b5media.com
