Professional baseball and the J-League begin, official games resume, and postponement continues New Corona April 3 14:19
A “meeting liaison meeting” was held in which professional baseball and the Soccer J League cooperate to discuss measures against the new coronavirus, and the number of infected people is rapidly increasing nationwide, especially in Tokyo, and this month, The start of the professional baseball season and the resumption of the official J-League match are expected to be postponed further.
The fifth liaison meeting was held privately in Tokyo, with the participation of professional baseball commissioner Jun Saito, J League chairman Murai and three infectious disease specialists.
After the meeting, a conference was held for the first time in the form of a web conference from the perspective of infection prevention, and Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University's professor Mitsuo Kaku said, "The situation has been severe, with the number of infected people rising rapidly nationwide. It was very difficult to hold the event, and I hope that it will be held as long as possible. "
Another expert commented, "When will the opening and reopening begin? I don't know the answer, but I'm wondering if it'll be sometime around the end of May." Was.
In response to these recommendations, Commissioner Saito said, `` There are a number of infected people from the athletes, and unfortunately the situation is currently severe, and I think that I must prepare for an extension of the opening. '' He expressed his intention to postpone the season opening that he had been aiming for.
The 12 professional baseball teams will meet on the afternoon of the 3rd to discuss the opening season.
On the other hand, the J-League was aiming for a step-by-step resumption based on the scale of the event: J3 from 25th this month, J2 from 2nd next month, and J1 from 9th next month. I feel it is difficult to carry out the project, "he said.