A meeting of representatives of 12 professional baseball teams was held, and it was decided to refrain from the activities of the cheering squad in the open game to be held next month in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
From the 23rd, the 11 games scheduled for the end of this month in Okinawa Prefecture will be changed to practice games for non-spectators, and from the 2nd of next month, they will be held mainly at the bases of each baseball team. ..
At the 12-team representatives' meeting on the 22nd, it was decided to refrain from cheering team activities in all open games until the 21st of next month, regardless of whether the government's state of emergency will be lifted on the 7th of next month. I did.
In areas where a state of emergency has been declared, each team will set an upper limit on the number of spectators to 5000 or less than half the capacity according to government guidelines so that the match will end by 8 pm We are planning to hold the event earlier.
In addition, 12 teams regularly carry out PCR tests on all team members including athletes during the camp about once a week, but according to NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball, the same as last year during the season. The policy is to return to the frequency once a month.