Next year's professional baseball Tough schedule at Tokyo Olympics and WBC on March 30 at 22:25
The opening of the Tokyo Olympics has been decided on July 23 of next year, but it is expected that the schedule of professional baseball will become more severe next year, with a large number of international competitions being held one after another.
The 5th WBC World Baseball Classic will be held from March 9 to 23 next year in baseball, and the Tokyo Olympics will begin four months later.
If the WBC is held as scheduled, the season of professional baseball will not be advanced as it was at the beginning of the season, and if the official game is suspended in conjunction with the Olympics, the schedule will be more stringent .
Regarding whether to suspend the official game during the next Olympics, NPB = Secretary-General Atsushi Ihara of the Japan Baseball Organization stated that he would consult the owners' meeting, and said, "This situation has led to various situations. What is going to be done next year will be a new decision. "
Regarding the Japanese national team manager Atsushi Inaba, the SAMURAI JAPAN Strengthening Committee has already requested a contract extension until the next Olympics, and will proceed with formal procedures in the future.