MLB's Spring Training Could Look Quite a Bit Different for Some Teams Like the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays This Season

SI's Tom Verducci shares how spring training for some MLB teams could be changing to fit the needs of an abbreviated season

With the beginning of the season still delayed and the MLB still working towards a concrete plan, an abbreviated season still needs a spring training to get players into gear for an 82-game season. For some teams, spring training could be moved to their home ballparks while others will have to head back to their spring training destinations.

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Major League Baseball teams are deciding what Spring Training 2.0 might look like. The final answers are not in yet, but we know this 2.0 will look nothing like the original version of Spring Training. Teams will not be allowed to have all 50 players training at once. So you're likely to see multiple sessions per day. Say pitchers and catchers in the morning, then infielders, and then outfielders. 

Teams are deciding whether to have their Spring Training 2.0 in their Spring Training sites or their regular season home ballparks. The Yankees and Mets, for instance, plan on returning to Florida to their Spring Training sites. The Phillies plan to remain at home in Philadelphia and the Angels plan to remain in Anaheim. Quite frankly, they're a little bit worried about the wear and tear on their one diamond at Angels Stadium. 

The Toronto Blue Jays may have to train in their Spring Training site in Florida and then play games at the Rays' ballpark in St. Petersburg - unless the border reopens for travel between the United States and Canada. Getting off to a fast start is imperative in an 82-game season. Spring Training 2.0 becomes even more important than the original.