Nippon Professional Baseball's opening day will not take place on April 24 as currently scheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources with knowledge of the matter indicated Thursday after a meeting of Central League team executives.An official decision is expected on Friday when representatives of all 12 teams meet.Both the Central and Pacific leagues were originally scheduled to open play on March 20, but after playing most of their preseason exhibitions behind closed doors on account of the coronavirus outbreak, that date was pushed back to April 24.The six PL presidents agreed on Tu…READ FULL ARTICLE