Chinese aim to deliver thunder Down Under

A quartet of Chinese teenagers from the MLB Development Center in Nanjing will be looking to take a Bite out of Aussie baseball in the upcoming season Down Under.

Bruce Wang Yang, a 19-year-old catcher who was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in August, right-handed pitcher Owen Wang Zhenya (18), southpaw hurler Roger Huandancairang (16) and utility player Feng Qiang (16) will train and play with the Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League.

"Today is a great day for us as the Adelaide Bite joins our MLB family," Rick Dell, general manager of baseball development for MLB Asia, said in announcing the agreement on Monday.