Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

SEOUL, South Korea >> Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea.
After a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, a hushed atmosphere allowed for sounds like the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt and bats smacking the ball for a single or double to echo around the stadium.
There were faces in the stands at a game on Tuesday — pictures placed in the seating — because fans aren&