TOKYO – Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball.After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most famous baseball league opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120.
That, of course, is twice as many as MLB figures to play — if it plays at all.The regular season is to end on Nov. 7, followed by post-season play.It wasn't a perfect start, but all 12 league teams were scheduled to play.