The coronavirus has changed everything for the Ryukyu Blue Oceans, Okinawa's first-ever professional baseball team, who opened their inaugural season in January.
The team in Japan's southernmost prefecture resumed training on May 21, after having being forced to suspend the 2020 season in April. But like many sports organizations around the globe, the team is still unsure of its next move.
The Blue Oceans had been scheduled to play 50 games against Nippon Professional Baseball farm teams, corporate teams and the Taiwan national team, but its calendar has been wiped clean.