Baseball fans, listen up! This just in from Ford and just in time to follow pennant races and playoffs, you can now access the award-winning MLB.com At Bat app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad using simple voice commands with Ford SYNC® AppLink™.
“The combination of Ford’s award-winning connectivity system SYNC AppLink and MLB.com At Bat will give baseball fans an unprecedented opportunity to keep track of their favorite and rival teams while on-the-go,” said Julius Marchwicki, SYNC AppLink product manager. “MLB Advanced Media has been a leader in providing sports fans with everywhere access to live games and SYNC AppLink compatibility now extends that to the car.”
With Ford SYNC AppLink, Ford drivers can control a range of select entertainment and information apps running on their smartphones and tablets using voice commands while keeping their hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road ahead.
Some simple voice commands include:
- {Team Name} – Simply say a team name to easily go to your favorite team’s game details or audio feed
- List Games – Will read out all of the latest scores or details for the entire league
- Teams – Allows drivers to select games or news from any of the 30 clubs
- Next Feed/Previous Feed – Let’s drivers choose home or away live radio broadcast streams
- Play/Pause – pause the game so as not to miss any of the action
To download the MLB.com At Bat app, fans can g to their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and subscribe to At Bat 12 for a one-time seasonal fee of $9.99 or a $2.99 per month fee with monthly recurring billing. SYNC AppLink is available on a range of 2012 and 2013 model Ford vehicles including Fiesta, Fusion, F-150, Super Duty, E-Series, Mustang and Expedition.
