Professional baseball moves to practice after declaring emergency situation New Corona May 14 18:24
For professional baseball aiming to open on the 19th of next month at the earliest, in a prefecture where four of the 12 teams, Rakuten, Chunichi, Hiroshima, and Softbank, are headquartered, the policy to cancel the emergency situation is announced, and the practice content is There is a move to get it into full swing.
The 12 professional baseball teams are in line with the policy of aiming for the opening of the next month at the shortest after taking measures to prevent infection, and it is up to each team to decide when to resume practice for the entire team.
Of the four baseball teams based in the prefecture where the policy of canceling the emergency declaration was announced on the 14th, Hiroshima was divided into two groups and practiced every day, but from the 17th of this month each group We have a policy of practicing for 3 days and resting for 1 day, and we will gradually increase the amount of practice and hope to have a red and white battle by the end of this month.
In addition, the policy is to gradually increase the intensity of practice by increasing the number of days of self-exercise conducted by two athletes in the middle day as well.
From the 15th, SoftBank plans to enhance the content of the practice by adding a batting pitcher to the voluntary practice that was previously performed only by players.
On the other hand, Rakuten does not practice for the entire team for the time being, and continues to carry out voluntary practice that players are divided into 6 groups.
In addition, in order to make adjustments toward the opening, some baseball teams based in areas where the declaration will not be lifted are in full swing.
According to the people involved, the 12 teams are aiming to open on the 19th of next month at the earliest, so they are considering a plan to start a practice game with other teams from the beginning of next month.