Professional Baseball Owners' Meeting Confirmed to raise the maximum number of spectators 19th to 14th September 18:54
A professional baseball owners' meeting was held, and from 19th this month, it was reconfirmed that the upper limit of the number of spectators will be raised at the discretion of each baseball team based on the government policy.
From 19th this month, the government will lift the limit of 5,000 people for events such as professional baseball and reduce it to half the capacity.
At the owners' meeting on the 14th, it was reconfirmed that the upper limit of the number of spectators will be raised at the discretion of each team from the 19th of this month based on the government policy.
DeNA's owner Tomoko Namba, who chaired the meeting, said at an online press conference after the meeting, "I want more people to enjoy the hot battle at the end of the season. With deregulation, we will thoroughly prevent infections more than ever. I will go. "
In addition, the business plan and budget of NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball Organization from October to September next year have been approved.
This year, it is assumed that all-star games, etc., which were canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, will be held as usual next year, while the Japan Series in November is assumed to have low income due to the limitation of the number of spectators. Therefore, the scale of the budget is 630 million yen less than the previous period.
Namba owner said, "It's too optimistic that all this difficulty will end. No team expects to be released from the new coronavirus next season. Various efforts are being considered for specific measures. It is being done, and various information exchanges are actively taking place in each team. "