KBO grapples with the death of baseball fans "whether to hold a game on the 1st" and "discussing the number of cases."

KBO grapples with the death of baseball fans "whether to hold a game on the 1st" and "discussing the number of cases."

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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) started a meeting on its schedule after an injured spectator died at a baseball stadium. A KBO official said in a phone call with the newspaper on the 31st that "we are discussing the number of cases."

During the NC Dinos-LG Twins match at Changwon NC Park on the 29th, a structure (ruber) installed on the wall of a snack bar on the third base fell and hit three spectators, and the most critical spectator died that day. KBO preemptively canceled the LG match, which was scheduled to be held at Changwon NC Park on the 30th, a day after the accident. Originally, the three consecutive NC-SSG Landers scheduled at the same place were planned to be held without spectators from the 1st, but follow-up measures are inevitable as the incident has expanded to a death accident.

Decisions that can be made at the KBO level include cancellation of all five games nationwide (Jamsil, Suwon, Daejeon, Changwon and Gwangju), cancellation of Changwon games, and schedule digestion as scheduled. Earlier on the 30th, KBO conducted games with minimal cheering only for games held in Jamsil, Gocheok, Daejeon and Sajik. In addition, KBO game management committee members and club officials conducted safety inspections of various structures and facilities inside and outside each stadium.

"The three consecutive games without spectators" was also one of the measures taken. "The KBO and the two clubs agreed that the game will be held without spectators, as it is expected that the follow-up safety inspection (of Changwon NC Park) will take time. We will make efforts to ensure that the league will be operated with the highest priority on the safety of spectators in all stadiums in the future," the KBO said. However, the incident has grown and the team is agonizing over the situation.

Meanwhile, NC said in the morning of the previous day, "Three people were injured in an accident in which a fixed structure fell on the wall near the third base of Changwon NC Park at around 17:20 on March 29. We wish those who suffered unfortunate injuries a speedy recovery. Therefore, 먹튀검증 we are doing our best to take necessary measures that the club can do, and to prevent such accidents from happening again in the future, the exact cause of the accident with the relevant agencies."