DALLAS, March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- With Opening Day just around the corner, Match, the world's largest dating website, and MLB.com are teaming up to give singles another reason to cheer this baseball season. This partnership will be the first time baseball fans can connect online with other singles through 29 different fan pages for the duration of the 2014 MLB season, powered by Match. Also, by adding their favorite MLB team logo to their Match profile, members can now search directly for other singles that have the same affinity for a team.

"Partnering with Match provides a fun new way for fans to show their favorite team allegiances within their personal Match profiles and connect with likeminded fans," said Noah Garden, EVP, Revenue, MLB.com.

"There is no better way to bring singles from around the country together than through America's favorite pastime," said Amarnath Thombre, President of Match.  "With a quarter of our members self-identifying as baseball fans, this new partnership will continue to increase opportunities for singles to make a connection with other members."

Beginning today, single baseball fans can visit match.com/mlb to connect with each other and MLB.com will promote these co-branded pages, powered by Match. For more information, visit http://blog.match.com/mlb.

About Match:
Founded in 1995, Match was the original dating website and pioneer of the online dating industry. Today, 18 years later, Match operates leading subscription-based online dating sites in 25 countries, 8 languages and across five continents and is responsible for more dates, relationships and marriages than any other website. Match is an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.  For more information, visit http://www.match.com.

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