The 2007 USA Baseball national team will play the national team from the People’s Republic of China at Regions Park (formerly the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium) on July 25 beginning at 7:05 p.m. The game will be the third played as part of the inaugural International Friendship Series being held throughout southeastern United States this summer. It is also the third international exhibition game ever played at the Reg. 

USA Baseball and the Birmingham Barons made the announcement through a May 16 press release. Our Sports Central has the release posted, which includes the name of several current major leaguers that have worn the national team colors, including a couple of current Barons.