The maximum number of professional baseball spectators will be raised to half of the capacity and held at 18:43 on September 19th.
From the 19th, professional baseball games were held in various places in accordance with government policy, increasing the number of spectators to a maximum of half the capacity of the stadium.
Professional baseball has been playing games with up to 5,000 spectators since July 10, but due to the government's relaxation of restrictions on holding events, up to half the capacity of each stadium from 19th. The event was held with an increased audience.
Of these, Yokohama Stadium, the home of DeNA, has been raised to 16,000 people, which is nearly half the capacity, and before the game, more fans gathered outside the stadium in replica uniforms. ..
In response to the fact that the upper limit of the capacity of the team has more than tripled, the number of thermography at the entrance has been increased to 9, and the number of staff has increased by about 60 to about 300 to prevent infection. It is said that the measures for
Also, in March, spectators were placed in all areas of the stadium, including the newly added wing seats on the upper tier from the infield seats on the third base side to the left outfield seats.
A woman in her 40s, who visited the stadium for the 10th time this season, said, "I feel that there are more people than usual. I think it is important for fans to be aware of how much they can follow the rules."
In addition, Yoshiyuki Marugata of the DeNA Public Relations Department said, "I am relieved that half of the customers have finally returned. I want many people to enjoy watching the game after taking all possible measures against infection."
Audiences one after another from noon at Yokohama Stadium
At Yokohama Stadium, spectators entered one after another at noon, and as a general rule, they sat down with one seat open.
And when the game started, except for some of the infield seats on the third base side and some of the left outfield seats, it was mostly dyed in the DeNA team color blue.
The guidelines for preventing infections in professional baseball prohibit cheering by yelling or singing, but on the 19th, 13,106 spectators entered, and compared to the time when the upper limit was 5,000, DeNA When the player hit a home run, he received a big applause like never before.
At Softbank headquarters
At SoftBank's headquarters, the maximum number of spectators has been raised from 5,000 to 12,000 from 19th.
The game between Softbank and Rakuten was held at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka City from 2:00 pm on the 19th.
As an infection prevention measure, the opening was moved up to 11:00 am, an hour earlier than usual, to prevent crowding of visitors.
There was also a temporary place to redeem tickets.
The humanoid robot that used to liven up the stadium in the audience seats on the left middle stand has been moved to the side of the back screen.
In addition, the restaurants in the dome, which have been open at intervals, have been switched to open at all stores in order to distribute the increased audience.
Fans who visited said, "I was finally able to get the ticket that had been missed many times by lottery. I want to cheer on the players while taking thorough measures against infection."
On the other hand, some people said, "I'm worried that the toilets will be crowded because the number of spectators has increased."
From 22nd of this month, SoftBank is preparing to raise the maximum number of spectators to 20,000, which is about 50% of the capacity.