ABERDEEN, MD - AUGUST 14: Chinese baseball coach Zhang Jianping (R) of Wuxi, China, throws a ball to a young U.S. baseball player as Zhang practices training technique at Ripken Baseball Academy August 14, 2007 in Aberdeen, Maryland. Twelve Chinese baseball and softball coaches took part in a five-week coaching education program to learn coaching skills from baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. , who has been named as a special sports envoy of the U.S. State Department, and other Major League Baseball players. The coaches will use what they have learned about baseball in the U.S. to teach young players in their home country. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

ABERDEEN, MD - AUGUST 14: Chinese baseball coach Zhang Jianping (R) of Wuxi, China, throws a ball to a young U.S. baseball player as Zhang practices training technique at Ripken Baseball Academy August 14, 2007 in Aberdeen, Maryland. Twelve Chinese baseball and softball coaches took part in a five-week coaching education program to learn coaching skills from baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. , who has been named as a special sports envoy of the U.S. State Department, and other Major League Baseball players. The coaches will use what they have learned about baseball in the U.S. to teach young players in their home country.

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