China's best pass Texas test

National team players making adjustment to life in US pro league

It was a typically scorching summer afternoon in Texas, and just as the temperature hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C), 10 players from China's national baseball team arrived at the home field of the Texas Air-Hogs in Grand Prairie, about 20 miles west of Dallas.

Dressed in bright red Team China T-shirts, they began batting and fielding practice under the blazing Texas sun, getting ready for a night game against the SaltDogs of Lincoln, Nebraska.