To abort the bench number of people up in the professional baseball season is extended 10 times June 10, 21 at 57 minutes
NPB = Japan Baseball Organization and Professional Baseball Players Association have discussed about measures to deal with the delay of the opening of professional baseball due to the influence of the new coronavirus and the schedule of the season being overcrowded, and the extension will be discontinued in 10 times and the bench we agreed for the special rules, and the like to increase the number of players that can enter.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, professional baseball will start on 19th of this month, which is three months behind the original schedule, so the season schedule is overcrowded, and experts from infectious diseases at the countermeasure liaison conference made with professional baseball etc. recommendations to the need for support in consideration of the burden of the players had been issued.
Against this backdrop, the NPB and the athletes team held an administrative negotiation in Tokyo on the 10th to discuss special rules for this season only.
As a result, fixed in the special rules, in addition to abort an extension of up to 12 times with 10 times of 1 inning, after the first team of the participating player registration of the frame from the 29 people that have been defined in the baseball agreements with 31 people, the number of players that can enter on the bench now also be increased to 26 people from 25 people.
In addition to this, the deadline for acquiring players in trades that are until July 31st will be changed by September 30th.
In addition, there was no gap between the two sides regarding how to handle the number of days for registration of athletes for one army related to the acquisition of FA = Free Agent rights.