The open game of professional baseball started on the 2nd, one week later than planned due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the game was held with spectators at Kyocera Dome Osaka and other places.

The open game started on the 2nd, a week later than planned, because the game scheduled in Okinawa Prefecture was changed to a practice game with no spectators due to the influence of the new coronavirus last month.



Of these, at Kyocera Dome Osaka, the maximum number of spectators was set at 5,000, and the Orix vs. Lotte match was held from 2:00 pm.



Apart from professional baseball, most of the camps and practice games were held without spectators.



On the 2nd, about 3,500 fans sat at intervals between their seats, refraining from cheering aloud and watching the game quietly.



A man in his thirties who visited from Osaka City said before the game, "I'm really looking forward to seeing professional baseball at the stadium for the first time in a while. I can't support you aloud, so I want to send it to the players just by feeling." It was.



The match was a 6-6 draw, but the fans who watched at the stand gave a big applause every time the batter hit or the pitcher held back.



Yuma Tongu of Orix, who hit a two-run home run twice in this game, said, "I didn't have any fans at the camp, so I want to show how I'm doing well and having fun in the open game."