Emergency declaration extension Pro baseball prepared for the opening of July, 20:07, May 4th
With the announcement of the extension of the emergency declaration, 12 professional baseball teams will continue to forego the team's overall practice, further delaying the adjustment of players. NPB = Japan Baseball Organization is preparing for the start of the season in July.
Due to the extension of the emergency declaration, it will be difficult for professional baseball to decide the opening date, and the 12 teams will continue to wait for the team's overall practice and practice games with other teams, and the players will continue to adjust by individual practice It will be.
Several teams have expressed the opinion that it will take at least one month for the players to adjust for the opening, even if they can resume the practice.
For this reason, NPB is making preparations such as preparing a schedule assuming that the season start may be delayed in July.
Also, according to the people involved in the team, etc., if the opening is after July, the number of games in the regular season will have to be further reduced from 125 games excluding 18 exchange games already canceled. .
In addition, the all-star game scheduled for July 19th and 20th is expected to be tough, as it is not possible to vote for fans to select participating players before the official game has started.
The 12 teams will discuss the schedule again at the representative meeting scheduled on 11th of this month, and the owners will exchange opinions on the following day, so we are making adjustments to hold a temporary owner meeting.