Relaxing the upper limit of the number of spectators from today's professional baseball "Cooperation for infectious disease control" September 19, 6:17
From the 19th, the maximum number of spectators in professional baseball will be relaxed to 50% of the capacity of the stadium.
Softbank plans to have about 30% of the audience for the two days from the 19th, and the person in charge of the team says, "I want you to cooperate in infectious disease control."
On the 12th of this month, the 12 professional baseball teams have decided to relax the maximum number of spectators, which had been 5,000, from 19th to 50% of the capacity of the stadium.
At PayPay Dome, the home of Softbank, on the 19th and 20th, about 30% of the audience will be invited to reiterate the thorough measures such as wearing masks and cheering without making a loud voice.
On the other hand, the restaurants in the dome, which used to be open at intervals, will be switched to open at all stores in order to disperse the increasing number of spectators.
From the 22nd of this month, sales by salespeople in the audience seats are scheduled to begin.
In addition, tickets will be sold by lottery to those who have joined the fan club but have not been able to watch the game, and in the future, we will expand the range of general sales while observing the situation.
The maximum number of spectators at PayPay Dome is expected to be gradually raised to about 20,000, which is four times the current limit.
Yusuke Nakazawa of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Public Relations Planning Division said, "While I am happy to have many people come, I have to be more careful about infectious disease countermeasures. I would like to ask for your cooperation." It was.
Around Koshien Stadium
Around the Koshien Stadium, many Hanshin fans and restaurant owners have expressed their expectations for the relaxation of restrictions.
A 56-year-old man from Kyoto City who had already watched three games this season said, "The atmosphere around the stadium before the game was so lonely that I misunderstood that the game was canceled. I returned to the packed Koshien early. I want you to do it. "
Also, for more than half a century, a 72-year-old man from Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, who has been a Hanshin fan, said, "I was refraining from watching the game because the game wasn't exciting, but I would like to go see it with my family."
On the other hand, at the izakaya near Hanshin Electric Railway Koshien Station, which is the gateway to Koshien Stadium, sales decreased to about 20% last year from March to June due to the delay in the opening of professional baseball. is.
Until last year, the store, which can accommodate about 40 people, was full and lively after the match, but even when there are many things, it is only about half.
The owner, Haruhiro Yamashita, said, "I'm feeling more excited about the fans coming back. I hope that as many people as possible will visit the store and sales will recover."