The upper limit of the number of professional baseball spectators will be gradually increased from 19th to 12th September at 15:02

Following the government's decision to relax the restrictions on holding events on the 11th, Nippon Professional Baseball decided to gradually raise the maximum number of spectators to half the capacity of the stadium from 19th this month at the discretion of each baseball team. ..

The government subcommittee, which was held on the 11th to consider measures against the new corona virus, said that the number of participants in events such as professional baseball and J-League held at venues with a capacity of over 10,000 people will be 5,000 from 19th this month. We have agreed to lift the maximum number of people and reduce it to half the capacity.



In response to this, the 12 professional baseball teams will hold an extraordinary executive committee online on the 12th, and from the game on the 19th of this month, the maximum number of spectators will be gradually raised to half of the capacity of the stadium at the discretion of each team. I decided.



At the press conference, NPB = Atsushi Ihara, the secretary general of the Japan Baseball Organization, said, "It is not a flow to put in half immediately from the 19th. We will carry out gradual mitigation at the discretion of each team, firmly implement infection control measures, and feel secure. It is a common understanding of the 12 teams to maintain a safe stadium. "



In addition, at the meeting, when raising the upper limit of the number of spectators in 12 teams, it was confirmed that they would report to the local government and health center and cooperate, and that the guidelines for infection control would be revised while checking the situation.

Commissioner "Efforts to prevent infection more than ever"

Atsushi Saito, a commissioner of professional baseball, said about raising the upper limit of the number of spectators from 19th of this month, "I would like as many fans as possible to enjoy the pennant race with less than the other half. Visitors, players and In order to protect staff and related parties from the infection of the new corona virus, we will work harder than ever to prevent infection, review the guidelines according to the situation and comply with them. Also, our efforts are coming up next year. We hope that it will contribute to the operation of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as much as possible and serve as a guideline for holding other sporting events. "