South Korea's 'socially-distant' baseball: There's a kid in a bubble, coaches and umpires in masks, and no fans in the stadium
INCHEON/SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Raon, a nine-year-old baseball fan, stood on the mound. But instead of throwing the ball, the boy, inside a giant clear balloon, walked towards the catcher in what was called a “socially distant first pitch” for South Korean club KT Wiz on Tuesday.
With Major League Baseball on hold amid the pandemic, ESPN and Japanese sport website SPOZONE have sealed a deal to broadcast Korean Baseball Organization games. Mookie Betts, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, shared on social media a video celebrating the KBO opening and introducing some players.
Widespread testing, intensive contact tracing and tracking apps have enabled South Korea to limit the impact of the coronavirus rather than rely on the long lockdowns seen elsewhere. Twins players celebrated the two-run homer with forearm bumps instead of high-fives, which the KBO has advised against to minimise physical contact.
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