THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 9, 2021 at 18:22 JST
As a measure to lower the risk of novel coronavirus, players are restricted to walk between red cones while reporters are asked to stay behind yellow poles at the spring training camp of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Feb. 2 in Miyazaki. (Minako Yoshimoto)
Although training camps are open and the start of their respective seasons fast approaching, many newly acquired foreign baseball and soccer players are still unable to enter Japan due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More]
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