Professional athletes around the world have been sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, with organizers canceling and postponing games to keep the players and athletes safe.
But with the less than 400 confirmed cases in Taiwan, the local Chinese Professional Baseball League has deemed it safe for the players to take the pitch.
When Taiwan’s baseball season kicked off in Taichung on Sunday, it was the only one scheduled anywhere in the world. But fans will notice something very unusual: the stands are empty.
Two games scheduled for the weekend were canceled due to rain. After the weather cleared on Sunday, the Chinatrust Brothers faced off against the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Tainan at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.
The Brothers defeated the Lions 4 to 1 in the 11th inning.