DETROIT – As Main League Baseball house owners and gamers proceed to haggle over cash and particulars, the possibilities for a 2020 season are dwindling. In the meantime, the Korean baseball League is up and operating and enjoying video games.

Jamie Romak was drafted by the Atlanta Braves out of highschool. He spent years within the main and minor leagues, then he settled on assured contracts abroad. The Canadian has performed in South Korea for the SK Wyverns since 2017.

“The years I’ve been right here, we’ve been actually good,” Romak Stated. “We gained the Korean sequence in 2018.”

This yr are actually been distinctive. As an alternative of beginning the season on time, the league was shut down for a month as a result of Coronavirus pandemic.

“There are ten groups within the league they usually just about saved gamers and employees collectively,” Romak stated. “There was one entrance coming and going. They moved non-married Korean guys to a dorm complicated. It was all about maintaining our publicity restricted to normal public.”

Romak stated they continued to observe and play video games in opposition to one another. Then, firstly of Could, the league returned with precautions.

“I’ve by no means been examined as soon as,” Romak stated. “Everybody asks me that, however I’ve by no means been examined as soon as. They’ve thermal temperature checks on the entrance daily. That’s not unusual with a variety of locations right here. They need you to put on masks coming and going.”

Romak stated to date, it’s working. No participant has gotten the virus. They presently play video games with out followers, with the hope of followers returning in some unspecified time in the future. Romak stated it’s been enjoyable to have all eyes on the KBO lately.

“Everyone seems to be determined,” he stated. “Sports activities followers need sports activities. Baseball followers are getting their repair on Korean baseball. The publicity on ESPN and TSN. I’ve outdated pals messaging me. Guys I’ve performed with in States are following alongside.”

The one factor that will make this season higher is that if Romak’s spouse and two younger boys may be a part of him. To date, they’re caught in quarantine in Canada. He can’t watch for them to hitch him quickly.

Romak believes if they’ll play baseball there, then they’ll determine how you can play baseball right here. The Korean league plans to play a full 144-game season, with playoffs starting in November.