Dummy fans and cardboard cut-outs welcomed Taiwan's baseball season that got underway behind closed doors over the weekend, providing rare live action for fans at home at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down most professional sport around the globe.
Ranks at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, home of the Rakuten Monkeys, remained empty on Saturday (April 11) due to the coronavirus, while cardboard cut-outs and mannequins sporting team merchandise filled some of the seats.
The match was later postponed as the Chinese Professional Baseball League's much delayed start was pushed further back by another 24 hours after rain swept across the island, forcing the postponement of the traditional season-opener on Saturday.
Taiwan's baseball league goes ahead behind closed doors , with dummies lined up in the stands to "watch" the game.
Well you can’t really sing that classic baseball song ‘Take me out to the ballgame’ because most spectator sports are shut..