Baseball Making Inroads Into Myanmar

American Mick Amundson-Geisel is a guidance counselor at an international school in Yangon. He says he enjoys the camaraderie of playing baseball with other expatriates and Myanmar players.

Expatriates from the U.S. and Japan get pumped up just before their games against the Myanmar national team.

Kyaw Thuya Tun, a taxi driver, plays first base for the Myanmar national team.

Japanese expatriates help prepare the ballfield before the start of a game.

Coach Toru Iwasaki started the baseball team 18 years ago.

The Myanmar national team's home field used to be the infield at a former horse race track in Yangon.