Japanese baseball officials failed to reach an agreement Monday on whether to realign the professional leagues, with two opposing camps remaining far apart over the issue.
The executive committee of Nippon Professional Baseball decided after a seven-hour session that discussions will continue to be held amid opposition from an alliance of Central League clubs to the move toward a one-league system.
Hanshin Tigers President Katsuyoshi Nozaki reiterated that the Osaka-based CL club wants to maintain the current two-league system even if the number of PL clubs will be reduced.