Baseball: NPB unlikely to alter plans after emergency declaration

Nippon Professional Baseball is unlikely to alter its plans for a new schedule in response to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's declaration Tuesday of a state of emergency to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, NPB Secretary General Atsushi Ihara said.Ihara said Japan's pro baseball establishment would still aim to announce its modified schedule for the Central and Pacific leagues between the end of this month and early May following the emergency declaration covering Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures.NPB anticipated the declaration, effective through May 6, and had discussed i…READ FULL ARTICLE