The Pacific League on Wednesday announced it will hold an emergency session of its board of directors after two of its clubs, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Seibu Lions, admitted that players exchanged cash after wins and losses.
A week after the specter of players betting on baseball reared its head for the second time in five months, Nippon Professional Baseball has been busy prostrating itself over the practice of players exchanging small amounts of money.
On Tuesday, the Lions became the third team to admit to the practice of players paying teammates who gave a pregame pep talk before wins, while the two-time defending league and Japan Series champion Hawks admitted doing the same on Wednesday.