In Kansas City, Missouri, there is a batter known as DJ who is extremely passionate about baseball.
DJ grew up in Qinghai, a province in Tibet. He is identified on his documents as Fnu Suonandajie, Fnu referring to First Name Unknown. He helps bridge this cultural gap by using the nickname of DJ. When he was 9, he was recruited by M. L. B. recruiters who move around China looking for people with potential. He said later said that he still remembers vividly when he first played baseball, which was when the M. L. B scout came recruiting.
The M. L. B. stands for Major League Baseball. It is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. The recruiters took interest in DJ’s skills of foot speed and accurate throws. This skill probably originated when he threw rocks at yaks in his childhood as a regular duty of Tibetan children to stop yaks from grazing.
The M. L. B. had drafted boys from Suonandajie’s hometown before, so he knew what was happening when he saw the recruiters. “We did a bunch of tests,” Suonandajie said. “How far can you throw? How fast can you run? All that kind of stuff.” After running tests, a scout told him that he made it, a few months later, he went to Changzhou.
He was quite ambitious, and became well-liked. “He’s at our practice, ready to play.” pitcher Roman Sherman said. ‘He asks Coach, ‘Can I work with you guys?’ They let him, and I was like, ‘I love this kid already.’”
DJ Suonandajie is currently playing for NCAA Division II college Rockhurst University in Kansas City. DJ and a few others represent an opportunity that could help spur M. L. B.’s onslaught into China, the first-year draft for players.
“Baseball is like a dream,” Suonandajie said. “I want to see how far I can go.”
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DJ grew up in Qinghai, a province in Tibet. He is identified on his documents as Fnu Suonandajie, Fnu referring to First Name Unknown. He helps bridge this cultural gap by using the nickname of DJ. When he was 9, he was recruited by M. L. B. recruiters who move around China looking for people with potential. He said later said that he still remembers vividly when he first played baseball, which was when the M. L. B scout came recruiting.
The M. L. B. stands for Major League Baseball. It is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. The recruiters took interest in DJ’s skills of foot speed and accurate throws. This skill probably originated when he threw rocks at yaks in his childhood as a regular duty of Tibetan children to stop yaks from grazing.
The M. L. B. had drafted boys from Suonandajie’s hometown before, so he knew what was happening when he saw the recruiters. “We did a bunch of tests,” Suonandajie said. “How far can you throw? How fast can you run? All that kind of stuff.” After running tests, a scout told him that he made it, a few months later, he went to Changzhou.
He was quite ambitious, and became well-liked. “He’s at our practice, ready to play.” pitcher Roman Sherman said. ‘He asks Coach, ‘Can I work with you guys?’ They let him, and I was like, ‘I love this kid already.’”
DJ Suonandajie is currently playing for NCAA Division II college Rockhurst University in Kansas City. DJ and a few others represent an opportunity that could help spur M. L. B.’s onslaught into China, the first-year draft for players.
“Baseball is like a dream,” Suonandajie said. “I want to see how far I can go.”
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