Re-announcement of fall baseball's 'rainy-day game bylaws'... Wait at least 30 minutes before making a decision

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Secretariat re-announced the bylaws for rainy weather ahead of the second game of the professional baseball semi-playoffs (semi-PO, 3 wins out of 5) held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do at 2 p.m. on the 18th.

Rain was forecast in the Gwangju, Jeollanam-do area on the 18th, so to remind baseball fans of this, the game operation policy was re-announced immediately after the first game of the semi-PO on the 17th.

The KBO Secretariat emphasized, "The safety of players and spectators is the top priority in the bylaws enforced in the event of post-season rain, and the decision to proceed with the game is made by comprehensively considering the weather forecast, ground conditions, and maintenance time."

If rain continues, baseball rules require players to first wait at least 30 minutes and then decide whether to resume play or declare a suspended game.

If additional waiting is necessary after waiting for 30 minutes, the final decision time point is set at 50 minutes after the interruption, and the decision is made taking into consideration the maintenance time and future weather forecast.

Additionally, if a game is interrupted more than once, the interruption time will be added up for judgment.

Even in situations where there is no rain before the game, if it is expected that the game will be interrupted in the early stages due to rain within 30 minutes after the game starts, the start of the game can be delayed by covering the game with a tarpaulin in advance.

Since last year, the KBO secretariat has not applied no games due to rain or cold games due to rain in the postseason, but only applies the suspended rule.

The game will resume the next day as it was suspended.

When a suspended game is declared, only that game is played the next day, and previously scheduled games are postponed by one day. If the next day is a moving day, the game is played on the moving day and the entire schedule of the series is postponed one day at a time.