He once was the best high school baseball player in Alabama but now Daniel Koger is living a much different life.

And he’s living it in China – where the coronavirus has killed more than 3,000 people.

And life in Shanghai, China's largest city, is not bad.

Koger, a 2011 Huntsville High graduate, recently put together a video about living in China and his job as a teacher and all with the backdrop of the coronavirus. The video both underscores the seriousness of the coronavirus – it begins with Koger addressing the camera while wearing a mask – but also brings a lighthearted touch to a grim subject.

"Hi, guys, my name is Dan," the video begins. "And today, I'm going to show you a little bit about what it's like being a teacher in Shanghai during the coronavirus outbreak."

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Koger is teaching English in China as part of the EF Education First China program. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Koger said in the video that much of his work has shifted to online teaching.

Koger also seeks some routine in his life in Shanghai even in an extraordinary time. One example is Koger riding his bike through the streets of Shanghai – but while wearing a mask.

"I've been here the whole time in Shanghai," Koger said. "I've seen it at its lowest with nobody outside and now I'm seeing it with, getting a little bit back to normal."

Koger was named Mr. Baseball – as the state’s best high school player -- in 2011 after leading Huntsville High School to a state championship. He went on to play baseball at Auburn as well as the University of Alabama in Huntsville before being drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2015. He moved to Shanghai in 2018 after earning his degree from Auburn.

And while Koger may have once been a professional baseball player, those skills – at least in the video – didn't translate to ping pong.

"I think one of the most important things you can do is to try to normalize your schedule as much as possible," Koger said in the video. "For me, that means staying active, doing things I would normally do in a regular way. Such as play ping pong."

The next scene in the video shows Koger playing – and losing – to his opponent, Jim. Jim is then revealed to be a crude stick-man drawing hanging on the wall.

"This isn't over, Jim," Koger said to the drawing.

The video ends with Koger walking on a Shanghai sidewalk with the caption, “Shanghai is still in good shape. Hope to see everyone’s face without a mask again soon. Will never stop enjoying teaching.”