In response to the declaration of emergency, professional baseball has been holding games in the target area without spectators since the 27th.

Following the declaration of emergency in four prefectures, professional baseball is scheduled from 27th to 11th next month at four stadiums in the target area: Tokyo Dome, Jingu Stadium, Koshien Stadium, and Kyocera Dome Osaka18 The match will be held without spectators.



On the 27th, of the six night games, Yakult vs. Giants at Jingu Stadium started at 5:30 pm and Orix vs. Rakuten at Kyocera Dome Osaka started at 6 pm with no spectators.



At Jingu Stadium, all the shops for goods and food and drinks were closed, and the area around the stadium, which was crowded with fans wearing uniforms until the 25th, became sparsely populated on the 27th.



A man in his twenties living in Tokyo who passed in front of the stadium said, "I like baseball, so I want to see it locally, but I think there is no way to prevent infection. I enjoy myself in front of the TV. I want to. "



A woman in her 50s in Kanagawa Prefecture said, "I'm sorry as a fan. If possible, I'd like to gradually vacate the seats and bring in customers, but it's the time of the day, so I can't help it."



When the game started, the sound of hitting a ball in a quiet stadium without fans, the sound of a pitcher throwing a ball in a catcher mitt, and the shouts from benches and fielders echoed in the stadium.



During the declaration period, including the 27th, a total of 18 games, including 4 games for Giants, 4 games for Yakult, 4 games for Hanshin, 5 games for Orix, and 1 game for Nippon-Ham, will be held without spectators. Each team that has played a match with a limited number of spectators will suffer further damage to management.