Professional baseball scouting will resume from 1st of next month New Corona impact May 29th 19:38
Following the cancellation of the emergency declaration nationwide, tours such as practice matches by high school and college students by professional baseball scouts will be accepted again from next month.
The twelve professional baseball teams were refraining from scouting for the draft conference this fall because an emergency situation was announced due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
After the declaration was lifted, the Japan Student Baseball Association and the NPB = Japan Baseball Organization proceeded to discuss with each other, and as a result, it was agreed that the high school students and university students will be allowed to resume the practice and practice tours by scouts starting next month. ..
Since some schools have restrictions on access to the facilities, we limit the number of people who can visit the facility after obtaining permission from the principal and university authorities.
Whether or not the scouts will be able to see the tournaments that the high school baseball and university federations of each prefecture are considering holding without an audience will be discussed in the future.
According to the NPB, it means that the Japan Baseball Federation, which is in charge of adult baseball, has also approved the resumption of activities.
For the draft conference, tournaments such as the All Japan University Baseball Championship and summer Koshien are canceled one after another, and Scouts have the opinion that it is difficult to determine the ability of players more than usual, but from players aiming for professionals There are also voices of anxiety, such as "there are fewer opportunities to appeal to scouts."