baseball

Teaching Baseball as Second Language in China

From New York Times: On a dusty, shoddy baseball field here this spring, Jim Lefebvre, manager of the Chinese national baseball team, gathered his players and demonstrated the Red Sox slugger Manny Ramírez’s philosophy on...

Videos: Wrap-Up of First MLB Game Played in China

Major League Baseball played its first game in China, a preseason contest between the Dodgers and Padres that ended in a 3-3 tie. The game included a homerun by Dodgers player George Lombard. Video from the Associated Press via...

Playing in China, Chipping at a Wall

Baseball promoters are the latest sports enthusiasts to try to break into the China market. The New York Times reports on the first Major League Baseball team played in China, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego...

Photos: A Major League Push in China

From Los Angeles Times: China welcomes two MLB teams, the Padres and the Dodgers, to play in exhibition games Saturday and Sunday in Beijing. Major League Baseball hopes to tap the China market by promoting the sport to youth...

Seeking Edge in China, Yankees Put Baseball First - Tyler Kepner

First (American) football, now baseball. China is getting more magnetic, it seems, in everything. Yankees wants to establish a toehold in a potentially sports power too. From the New York Times: The Yankees consider themselves the most driven team in a competitive sport, so their push to boost baseball in China is not purely altruistic. […]

Loading

CDT EBOOKS

Subscribe to CDT

SUPPORT CDT

Browsers Unbounded by Lantern

Now, you can combat internet censorship in a new way: by toggling the switch below while browsing China Digital Times, you can provide a secure "bridge" for people who want to freely access information. This open-source project is powered by Lantern, know more about this project.

Google Ads 1

Giving Assistant

Google Ads 2

Anti-censorship Tools

Life Without Walls

Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention

Open popup
X

Welcome back!

CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.