U.S. baseball legend visits China

    Young Chinese boys react as U.S. baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. (R) throws a ball during a baseball clinic at Xidan Elementary School in Beijing Oct. 30, 2007. Ripken is on a nine-day visit to China, his first as an American Public Diplomacy Envoy for the U.S. Department of State, during which he will conduct a series of baseball clinics for local children and coaches.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)