At the board of directors of professional baseball and the Central League, the giant again proposed to introduce a designated hitter system tentatively this season, but this time it was postponed without the approval of other baseball teams.
Following last month's Central League board meeting, the giant proposed a provisional introduction to the designated hitter system this season at the board meeting held on the 19th.
According to the people concerned, the reason for the proposal is
that it is necessary to continue the season in a situation where new foreign players cannot enter the country due to the declaration of an emergency due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
▽ Designated hitter It is said that the introduction of the system will lead to the improvement of the Central League.
However, as a result of discussions, we could not get the approval of other teams this time, and the introduction was postponed.
The head of the Hanshin Tigers Osamu Tanimoto, who will be the chairman of the Central League this year, said, "As a result of discussing with each team, we have settled down to the conclusion that we will not hire. I know that things are possible, so I think it's possible to consider them from various angles again. Since increasing the value of the Central League is a permanent story, bring in the opinions of each team. We will sit down and discuss. "