On the 14th, an extraordinary representative meeting of 12 teams discussed how to deal with the fact that the size of the ground at the new Nippon Ham baseball stadium, which is scheduled to open in March next year, does not meet the provisions of the "official baseball rules". did.
As a result, in response to the team's plan to carry out renovation work during the off-season next year and the year after next, we decided to allow the use of the current plan size for official games next season.
Nippon Ham's new baseball stadium, which is under construction in Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido, is scheduled to open in March next year. does not meet the "requires a minimum of 60 feet, 18.288 meters" rule.
On the 14th, the 12 teams held a temporary representative meeting online to discuss how to deal with Nippon-Ham's new stadium.
According to Atsushi Ihara, secretary general of NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball, at the meeting, Nippon-Ham's Koji Kawamura, president of the baseball team, apologized for insufficient confirmation and reporting to NPB. It is said that a plan was presented to repair the distance from the fence on the back net side to meet the provisions of the "authorized baseball rules".
In response to this, the meeting confirmed the plan for the renovation work, and agreed to allow the use of the official game with the current plan size next season.
NPB Secretary General Ihara said, "If we continue with the plan presented by Nippon Ham today, we will be able to complete the renovation work from the 2025 season."