Raise the upper limit of the number of professional baseball spectators Up to half the capacity September 19 6:19
From 19th, professional baseball will hold a game by increasing the number of spectators to half of the capacity of the stadium, in line with the government policy.
Professional baseball has been playing games with up to 5,000 spectators since July 10, but since the government has relaxed restrictions on holding events, the maximum capacity of each stadium will be from 19th. We will increase the number of spectators to half of the event.
Four day games and two night games are scheduled on the 19th, and the maximum number of spectators for each stadium will be decided by the host team in coordination with local governments and public health centers.
Of these, 16,000 at Yokohama Stadium, the home of DeNA, and 14,500 at Jingu Stadium, the home of Yakult, both of which will raise the upper limit to nearly half of the capacity.
On the other hand, Nippon-Ham's hometown, Sapporo Dome, has 35% of 15,000 people, Softbank's hometown, PayPay Dome, Fukuoka City has 30% of 12,000 people, and Chunichi's hometown, Nagoya Dome, has 30% of 11,000 people. , Orix's hometown, Kyocera Dome Osaka, has a maximum of 10,000 people, which is 30%.
Each baseball team will further thoroughly manage the game based on the guidelines for preventing infections in professional baseball, which stipulates that cheering such as yelling and singing is prohibited.
Strengthen infection prevention guidelines
With the increase in the maximum number of spectators, NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball has updated the guidelines for preventing infection with the new coronavirus.
Specifically, we call on the audience to diligently disinfect and wash their hands on the in-house broadcast, leave a seat space between different groups, and when entering and exiting, at stores, toilets, etc., as much as possible 2 Have a distance of at least 1 meter, be careful of loud spectators and spectators who are not wearing masks, and take measures to avoid three crowds at the entrance, toilet, shop, etc. We have added new warnings about taking measures, transportation, and avoiding three stakes at restaurants on the way home.
In addition, we added the symptoms of fever to those who are subject to admission restrictions, and even if they do not reach the standard of 37 degrees 5 minutes, they will not be able to enter if fever is recognized in comparison with normal fever.
Yakult will start responding from 19th
With the increase in the maximum number of spectators, some teams are working on new infection prevention measures.
Yakult is.
From the 19th, the Jingu Stadium will accommodate up to 14,500 spectators, which is nearly half the capacity, but for the time being, the salespeople will not walk around the stands to sell food and drink.
In addition, in order to avoid crowding when leaving, we will encourage you to leave in the order of the outfield seats, the upper tier of the infield seats, and the lower tier of the infield seats by announcements in the hall, large-scale vision, and staff guidance.
In addition, although the private cheering party will start cheering, cheering by making loud voices and using trumpets and other noises is prohibited, so use drums and electronic whistles to applaud the audience. It means encouraging support.
The giant will accept spectators from the match hosted at Tokyo Dome on the 21st to 19,000 people, which is about 40% of the capacity.
To reduce congestion at the time of admission, the opening hours will be advanced by one hour for the four games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday and public holidays this month.
In addition, after the match, a large-scale vision and an announcement inside the venue will specify the exit gate, avoiding the use of trains from the nearest station, and calling for passengers to board from the next station.
In addition, DeNA will also make an announcement in the hall to leave with a time lag for each area of the stand where the spectators are sitting.