Baseball: NPB to maintain cap on spectator numbers till end of August

Nippon Professional Baseball officials and representatives of all 12 teams decided Thursday to stick to their 5,000-spectator per game limit, postponing a planned relaxation of the cap imposed due to the coronavirus until the end of August.With coronavirus infections hitting all-time daily highs in Japan, the move is in line with the latest government guidelines on large gatherings that keep current restrictions in place through the end of August.Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike urged residents of the capital to avoid nonessential outings during the four-day holiday from Thursday as Tokyo's cumulati…READ FULL ARTICLE