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Baseball league restarts in Taiwan with robot and mannequin ‘fans’ in seats

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Published April 13, 2020
Updated April 13, 2020, 1:32 p.m. ET
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Mannequins and fake masked audience placards are placed at the Taoyuan Baseball stadium before the opening match for the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taoyuan on April 11, 2020…. Getty Images
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first professional baseball league game of the season at Taoyuan International baseball stadium in Taoyuan city,… Reuters
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first of the professional baseball league game at Taoyuan International baseball stadium in Taoyuan city, Taiwan,… Reuters
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Cheerleaders wearing face masks due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at the first professional baseball league game of the season at Taoyuan International baseball stadium… Reuters
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first professional baseball league game of the season at Taoyuan International baseball stadium in Taoyuan city,… Reuters
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Staff work on one of a dummy replacing audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the first professional baseball league game of the season at Taoyuan… Reuters
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – APRIL 11: Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium on April 11,… Getty Images
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Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium in Taoyuan, Taiwan
TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – APRIL 11: Cardboard cutouts of fans prior to the CPBL season opening game between Rakuten Monkeys and CTBC Brothers at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium on April 11,… Getty Images