In Taiwan spectators were banned from attending games during the coronavirus pandemic. But that didn’t mean that the players had to play in an empty stadium.

A combination of different style mannequins (cardboard and fiberglass) created quite a crowd in the bleachers.

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Baseball is the most popular sport in Taiwan with some 240 games scheduled for the coming season.Image Credit: Reuters

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Cheerleaders take group photos with face masks on 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, Taiwan.Image Credit: Reuters

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Having a range of styles of cardboard manenquins – from “photographers’ to fans holding signs added a touch of realism to the crowd of people. From a distance it almost appears as if the crowd is real. Image Credit: Reuters

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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.Image Credit: Reuters

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If you are based in the US and want to fill your empty stadium with mannequins, we offer bulk rates on our cardboard mannequins.

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Dummies replaced audience due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.Image Credit: Reuters

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Staff work on dummy to 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 stadiumImage Credit: Reuters

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Even pets were turned into cardboard mannequins. .Image Credit: Reuters

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