Rawlings Official 2008 China Series Major League Baseball
. This is the same ball used on field by the Padres and Dodgers in the FIRST Major League Baseball Games played in China March 15 and 16. The China Series 2008 represents American baseball's debut in the world's most populous nation. In this pair of spring training games, held on Beijing's Wukesong Olympic baseball field, the San Diego Padres tied the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-3 Saturday, then beat them 6-3 Sunday as Major League Baseball tries to convert 1.3 billion people into lovers of bangqiu, or 'stickball', as it is called in Mandarin.
Each ball is sold in its own official MLB display case.