As the delay to the start of the 2020 Major League Baseball season continues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the longer it drags it out the greater the need for a substantial second Spring Training becomes.
When MLB first pushed back Opening Day for two weeks, Los Angeles Dodgers managers Dave Roberts highlighted the need for pitchers to continue throwing. “If you’re going to take three days off, you might as well take three weeks off,” he said at the time.
MLB has since suspended all Spring Training operations and taken further action amid the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending gatherings of 50 or more people be cancelled at least through May 10.