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17-year-old Ali, from Baghdad, Iraq, watches players of the Washington Nationals warm up before a game at Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC, May 7, 2010. Ali, who enjoys playing baseball in Iraq, participates in a program organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United Office which offers non-elite youth, ages 7 - 17, from foreign countries an opportunity to experience American life and culture. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)
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17-year-old Ali, from Baghdad, Iraq, gets a chance to shake hands with Ivan Rodriguez of the Washington Nationals before a game at Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC, May 7, 2010. Ali, who enjoys playing baseball in Iraq, participates in a program organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United Office which offers non-elite youth, ages 7 - 17, from foreign countries an opportunity to experience American life and culture. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)
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Iraqi baseball coach Hayden signs his name beneath "We are from Iraq and we love you" on the chalkboard at Fairmont Heights High School in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, May 7, 2010. The Iraqi baseball players came to the United States as part of a program organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United Office. Sports United offers non-elite youth, ages 7 - 17, from foreign countries an opportunity to experience American life and culture. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)
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17-year-old Taha, from Baghdad, Iraq, listens to the welcome remarks of the principal of Fairmont Heights High School in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, May 7, 2010. Taha and his fellow Iraqi students who all play baseball in their home country came to the United States as part of a program organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United Office. Sports United offers non-elite youth, ages 7 - 17, from foreign countries an opportunity to experience American life and culture. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)
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17-year-old Taha, from Baghdad, Iraq, llaughs while listening to 16-year-old Daja Tyree who welcomes Taha and his fellow student from Iraq at Fairmont Heights High School in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, May 7, 2010. Taha and his fellow Iraqi students who all play baseball in their home country came to the United States as part of a program organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United Office. Sports United offers non-elite youth, ages 7 - 17, from foreign countries an opportunity to experience American life and culture. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)
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Iraqi baseball coaches Hayden (second from right) and Bashar watch a baseball game of the Washington Nationals in Washington, DC, May 7, 2010. Hayden and Bashar participate in a program organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United Office. Sports United offers non-elite youth, ages 7 - 17, from foreign countries an opportunity to experience American life and culture. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)
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