. >> never in my 20 years of fandom did i ever think we would have so many new fans to the kbo outsidehe united states. >> reporter: dan kurtz runs a website dedicated to the kbo. born in korea and adopted by a family in the u.s., he began the love in sport 23 years ago. >> it's the greatest sporting event. any time i can get back to it i do. >> reporter: tell me about t. >> you have synchronized cheers all the fans from each team knows. ♪ ♪ yes, there's a baseball game going on on the field, but it was like a rock concert going on in the stands. >> reporter: but in its current form, the kbo just might be a sign of things to come for the mlb. with empty stands, temperature checks for players, and many coaches and players wearing masks. >> it was not normal, but as it was the new normal. >> reporter: former major leagu so with thekbo. hisstast week. >> the premiere playing was sponsored by a technology phone company, and they had noon conferences goi on with 300-plus fans on this giant video board. it worked. >> reporter: he said one of the most exciting developments for him and his tea

. >>> all eyes have been on kbo in south korea where they are playing without fans. among the 20 american players in the league is former a's pitcher dan straily who says the return of major league baseball is more challenging than the kbo. >> that's a whole other beast. there's ten teams here. it's a lot difference. five games a day versus 15 games a day. so yeah, those guys, nay got a big task at hand. and just glad i'm not one of the decision makers in that process because they get one chance to get it right. >>> and may 7th, this date in sports history, give me the top five. >> 2014, tony larussa inducted into the bay area of sports hall of fame. the former a's manager was not in the mood to celebrate his career. >> i really am not happy at all about the way i managed those two world series. for those teams to have three chances to win won, that's something that will haunt me forever. 1995, reggie miller scores eight points in nine seconds in the playoffs. >> miller for three, and he got it. and a steal. miller retreats to the three-point line and hits again. >>

the world, let alone in the united states. >> reporter: dan kurtz runs a website dedicated to the kbove affair with the sport began while studying in south korea 20 years ago. >> it's one of the greatest sporting events i go to any time i get back to korea. i enjoy it. >> reporter: tell me more about the fan experience. >> you're going not to just watch. you have a cheer master leading synchronized cheers that all the fans from each keep knows. [ cheers ] yes, there's a baseball game going on the field, but it was like a rock concert going on in the stands. >> reporter: in its current form, the kbo just might be a sign of things to come for the mlb. with empty stands, temperature checks for players, and many coaches and players wearing masks. >> it was not normal, but as the kind of -- it was the new normal. >> reporter: former major league baseball pitcher dan straily is experiencing his first season with the kbo. his first start was last week. >> the team we were playing was sponsored by a technology phone company. and they had zoom conferences going on with like 300-plus fans on th

baseball kbo baseball highway in south korea was delayed five weeks because of the pandemic alt thisate, major league baseball is looking at a much longer delay. meanwhile, rain delayed the opener in korea which was broadcast on espn. the stadium was empty. so nobody got to see the dinos play the lions in person and they missed that bad. a two-run blast for the first baseman they beat the lions 4- 0. baseball alive and well in south korea. this is what happened on this day in sports story. and he belts it. 2018, chris davis, a walk off at the his 38th. league leading home runs. his job with the warriors was in limbo, players spoke in support of their coach. 1904. cy young pitched the first ever perfect game in baseball's modern era. the boston americans beat the neff as. 3-0. 1978, rose 3,000. char high hustle gets his 3,000th hit. he ended up with 1200 more kentucky derby. 86. secretariat he wins it by two lengths. >> secretariat wins the first leg of the triple crown. >> justify has won the kentucky derby. >> 45 years later, justify did it on a muddy track. justify only ran six rac

the kbo had its opening day yesterday in the wee hours of the morning. we're talking early. course, rain delayed the game. that was shown on tv here in the u.s. the stadium was empty. so nobody to see the enos play the lions in person. and chang min mo got a two-run blast. first baseman, they beat the lions 4-0. baseball alive and well in south korea. the giants are are postponed. which means there will be no 89th birthday for willie mays at oracle park tomorrow. mays and willie mack played 14 seasons together. but they had an isis relationship. but back in 2003, he told me, that was all a myth. >> what a lot of people don't realize is even before i came to the joins in 59, i went to new york to have my knee surgery and i stayed with mays at my house, and he heard i was going to go back to the hotel. he said no, come stay with me. i ended up staying with him for three or four days when i was still in the minor leagues. >> how about that? >> i are ebb that story well. in fact, we did an entire half hour show with willie mack, one of the highlights of my career. glad i could s

he explains what the kbo is doing to keep their players safe. >>> on this date in 1987, sleepy floydred 29 points in the 4th quarter. it's still a record today for most points in a corner for a playoff game. floyd finished with 51 points and led the warriors past showtime to avoid elimination. >> sleepy, wherever you go, especially in oakland, is that the first thing people remind you of? >> everywhere i travel, all around the country. people remember that game. beating the mighty lakers. >> if there's one player in the nba who can beat that 29-point performance in the 1st quarter, who might that be? >> that's stefan curry here. he's close. >> not quite yet. steph curry had 23 points in one quarter against houston last year. why he pivoted, here's vern glenn. >> just when you think you've seen it all, comes this, when we can finally get out of the house. it can humble the macho, give confidence to the meek. oh, heck. it's a lot of fun too. >> if you want to use both hands, you can. if you want to use one, that's also encouraged. just no backwards shots. >> reporter: let me ask you a

. >> reporter: posters posing as fans filled the seats for yesterday's opening game of the kbo leagueey may not see anything more bizarre though than this: that's a 9-year-old inside a big baseball bubble. he walked himself from the pitcher's mound to home plate to create a socially distant first pitch. >> trevor: yes, south korea has found a way to bring back sports in the age of coronavirus, and this looks really safe! don't get me wrong, i mean, people are still going to die of boredom-- it is baseball, after all-- but, thankfully, they're safe from corona. i have one question: why are the fake people wearing masks? it just seems unnecessary. america has already shown that if you're a person made out of cardboard, you don't need to wear a mask. also, i hope they told the announcer that those fans are made out of paper. otherwise, that guy is going to freak out. "oh, my god! that ball just went through a guy's chest. oh, my god, why isn't anybody helping him! and that was really creative how they put that kid in a giant bubble baseball. maybe they should do that with other sports, l

kbo season has been delayed for more than a month because the pandemic organizers are hoping to play their entire. 144 games schedule friend vicki back 2 tight market. you know we've heard countless stories of people stepping up to help those in need one of those people using their platform to help is warriors legends hall of famer chris mullin kron four's jason dumas reports. >>and be a hall of famer chris mullin had decided to use his platform to help people get through this pandemic threat to an app or visit sake that allows people to video chat with celebrities mullen has pledged to connect with his fans who are dealing with the effects of covid-19 >>it's for >>mullen is especially hoping to connect with frontline essential employees for heroes as he likes to call the people >>new york city says >>other cities. >>more realizes the effect that he has on his fan, so they may not realize is that the charity's those moments just as much year. a for more information on how you can connect with people and visit vit c dot com. kron 4 news, i'm jason dumas. >>tonight we know one of the c

he explains with a the kbo is doing to keep their players safe. >>> on this date in 1987, sleepy floyd scored 29 points in the fourth quarter. it's still a record today for most points in a quarter during a playoff day. >> sleepy, wherever you go, especially in oakland, is that the first thing that people remind you of? >> everywhere i travel, around the country, people remember that game. beating the mighty lakers. >> if there's one player in the nba who can beat that 29 point performance in the first quarter, who might get me? >> that's stephen curry. >> you are such a homer. >> he's close. >> he's not quite right yet, anyway. steph curry had 23 points in a quarter in a play offgame against houston last year. >>> from basketball to the art of axe throwing. >> reporter: all right, dennis, just when you think you've seen it all comes this, when we can finally get out of the house. it can humble the macho. give confidence to the meek. oh, heck, it's a lot of fun too. >> if you want to use both hands you can. if you want to use one, that's also encouraged. just no backwards shots. >> rep

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the players in the kbo are supposed to not be high-fiving each other but it looks like some of thosee dugout. all involved in the game had their temperature checked before entering the stadium. >>> closer to home, members of the u.s. women's soccer team say they'll continue to fight for equal pay. last week a federal judge dismissed their case saying you women were paid more in total and on a per game basis than their male counterparts during the period in question. good morning america cocaptain megan rapinoe said they plan to appeal that ruling. >> if we were under the men's contract, we would be making three times more. so you can look at the total compensation and say the women made a little bit more. in that time that we've made just a little bit more we've won two world cups and we've won just about ever single game that we played in. i think so many women can understand what this feeling is of going into a negotiation knowing equal pay is not on the table, knowing anywhere close to your male counterparts is not even on the table. >> yeah, the men's team meanwhile releasing a s

. >> instead posters posing as fans filled the seats for yesterday's opening game of the kbo league. the games on espn. they may not see anything more bizarre than this, a 9-year-old inside a big baseball bubble. he walked himself from the pitcher's mound to home plate to create a socially distant first pitch. i could hear the umpire right now, "safe!" >> definitely safe. safe, no infections, covid-19 negative. >> figuratively, literally. >> not the first time baseball fans have been posing. >> i know, that's me at a baseball game. like, touchdown! >> touchdown at the baseball game. you're just there for the gram. >> when is halftime? >> sports may or may not be my thing. in every market i've gone to, i definitely have a lot of fun going to the big sports games or whatever. in philadelphia i go to the phillies games. already in my shirt. i literally just started working there a week before and i'm like, oh, opening day! >> that points to a great point where like philly, i worked in cleveland. rust belt cities are very diehard sports fans. >> yeah. >> so it's contagious. even though i

i did a story on the kbo korean baseball. same kind of think.e the fans, but it's nice to see people out on the field playing games. >> absolutely. >>> it's six minutes after the hour. here's a look at the weather for your weekend. ♪ >>> these days we may be spending more time in our nests. but springtime means birds are out in abuntance. up next, a detailed look at their fascinating world. >>> and later, a part of the wine world that few have experienced. >> i'm jamie wax, knee deep in grapes here in california's wine country. the newest thing in wine is actually one of the oldest. it's called orange wine. but it's not from oranges. we'll tell you more about it coming up on "cbs this morning saturday." chances are you have some questions right now here are a couple answers... lysol disinfectant spray and lysol disinfecting wipes together can be used on over 100 surfaces. and kill up to 99.9% of germs. lysol. what it takes to protect. i've tried the $200 creams, the $400 creams olay regenerist microsculpting cream makes my skin feel so hydrated.