It was announced that this year's professional baseball draft meeting will be held on October 20, and NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball Secretary-General Atsushi Ihara said, "At this point, I would like to consider a form that can accommodate customers." He expressed his desire to invite fans to the venue for the first time in a year.
NPB announced on the 31st that it will hold a draft meeting of this year on October 20th.
The draft meeting is held at a hotel in Tokyo every year, and has been held by inviting fans since 2009, but last year and the last two years were due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. It was held without inviting fans.
Regarding this draft meeting, NPB Secretary General Ihara said, "I would like to make a decision when the time is near, but at the moment I am considering thinking about a form that will attract customers," for the first time in three years. He expressed his desire to invite fans to the venue.