In a professional baseball game last month, a professional baseball umpire held an online general meeting on the 2nd of this month after a ball umpire rushed to the pitcher on the mound over the decision, and the umpire tried to manage the game properly. I confirmed my attitude as a member.

At the Orix vs. Lotte match held at Kyocera Dome Osaka on the 24th of last month, there was a scene in which Judge Kazuyuki Shirai, who was the ball umpire, rushed to pitcher Roki Sasaki who changed his facial expression after being judged by the ball.



According to the NPB, in response to this incident, the referees held an online meeting on the 2nd of this month, in which they reaffirmed their attitude as referees as stated in the "Official Baseball Rules".



The official baseball rules state that it is of utmost importance for referees not to speak privately with the players and to give up their emotions and control themselves when dealing with bad situations.



Atsushi Ihara, NPB's secretary general, said, "There was a discussion about how the referee should be so that such a case does not occur. We confirmed the code of conduct again and confirmed that we could manage the game properly."