Professional baseball SoftBank also suspends team activities Unnecessary emergency outing March 30 17:09
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, SoftBank, a professional baseball player, has temporarily suspended team activities from the 30th and instructed players and coaches to ban unnecessary outings.
Following the postponement of the season's opening, SoftBank has been making adjustments at its home base, PayPay Dome, and its troops and rehabilitation players at a farm facility in Chikugo City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
However, since last week, people infected with the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Fukuoka Prefecture every day, and the prefectural governor called for self-restraint of unnecessary and urgent outings on the 28th. became.
According to the team, the time to resume the activity is undecided, and the players will also stop voluntary practice at PayPay Domes and farm facilities until next month.
He also instructed the coaches, coaches, athletes, and staff of the first to third troops, rehabilitation group, and athletes and staff to prohibit unnecessary emergency outings during the suspension period.
In professional baseball, Hanshin, Lotte and Rakuten have already decided to suspend team activities.