Against all odds, Twins open spring training camp on time The pandemic loomed over all MLB considerations for months, but the club is eager to get started in Florida and return to the playoffs. Text size Copy shortlink: FORT MYERS, FLA. – Although Major League Baseball figured out a way to execute a 60-game 2020 season and flawless postseason — well, until the Dodgers' Justin Turner was pulled from Game 6 of the World Series because of a positive COVID-19 test — no one was certain when the sounds of baseball would be heard again. There was no certainty about when players would take the fields in Florida and Arizona for spring training. The pandemic raged on throughout the winter, cases surged during the holidays and, despite the soothing news in November that a vaccine was on the way, MLB still suggested a one-month delay to the start of the regular season.