Professional baseball Support in a new style Up to 5,000 spectators Match game July 10 23:54

Professional baseball was played on the night of the 10th, with a maximum of 5,000 spectators. At each stadium, fans cheered and clapping their hands with a new style.

Professional baseball kicked off on the 19th of last month and has been playing unspectated for the past 3 weeks.

From the night of the 10th, five games were held with a maximum of 5,000 spectators according to the government policy.

Of these, 4891 people visited Lotte vs. Seibu at the ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba, which was the only match in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Before the game, a message was sent from the team to fans who were waiting for this day, saying, "Please return to the ZOZO Marine Stadium, fans of the event. Please enjoy watching baseball at the stadium today." It was

In the announcement in the hall and the large-scale vision, caution was requested not to support while jumping or singing out loud or singing as usual.

The spectators in masks watched the play quietly in their own seats, and enjoyed the unusual atmosphere, where the sound of the ball being hit and the voices of the players from the bench could be heard while there was no support team.

Lotte Haruya Inoue, who struck a home run in this game, said, "I was able to stand in the bat with a good atmosphere with the clapping and clapping when I entered the bat. It was.

A 28-year-old man from Chiba City said, "It's really different when you look at it, and it was interesting to know that professional baseball players are making voices like this during the match. When Inoue hit a home run Wanted to make a high-touch with other fans, but in this situation he put up with it."

A 40-year-old woman from Chiba prefecture said, "I was lonely because there was no cheering party. I wanted to call out the player's name in a loud voice and cheer, but applauded and cheered in my heart. I hope I can continue to support you as usual."

Also, the scheduled match between Giants and Yakult at "Hotto Motto Field Kobe" was canceled because the momentum of rain increased immediately before the start.

Under these circumstances, in order to respond to the wishes of the fans who were looking forward to watching the game at the stadium, both the third-year giant Yukinori Kishida and Yakult Takeshi Miyamoto ran all around the ground, and finally a seat was made. Head sliding was done in the puddle to raise the stand.

Kishida said, “It was getting heavy rain, and some of the players told me that someone would have to perform for the fans. I was ready.” ..

Giant Tatsunori Hara said that the first match with a spectator was canceled, "We also had a special consciousness, and although there are 5000 people, it seems that there are quite a lot of seats when looking around. I thought, I'm sorry I can't help it."