What is the summer equivalent of baseball spring training? A question that we never thought would need an answer until we entered backwards.
The official name has been announced as MLB 2020 Summer Camp presented by Camping World.
Based on the comments my Tweet got when announcing this news, many of you are confused or just roll their eyes at the presence of a sponsor presenter for this event. Well, there’s a reason it’s there …
You may recall that Camping World was the primary sponsor of Spring Training this year. Since spring training was stopped prematurely and summer camp is essentially the resumption of spring training, Camping World was included to continue and honor their deal from spring.
And yes, there is a logo!
It’s a major departure from the spring training pack we saw (see our post on the spring 2020 training logos here), the MLB 2020 summer camp logo is simply the title of the event stacked in navy blue block letters.
It’s ironic that the lyrics are so close together, it’s definitely * not * how you practice social distancing!
There are a couple of other alternative presentations of this brand, see below:
Players and staff will perform at MLB 2020 Summer Camp on Wednesday, July 1 (Happy Canada Day!) Where they will be required to undergo medical tests and screening before being allowed into the facility. . Training and baseball activities can begin on Friday, July 3.
Teams can play up to three exhibition games against other MLB teams before the start of the regular season, there is no limit to games within the squad. We’re still not sure what uniforms will be worn for these games, but I imagine we’ll see them wear their usual spring training / batting practice attire, especially during practice.
The league-wide opening day will take place on Thursday, July 23 or Friday, July 24. The teams will play a 60-game schedule with 40 games against divisional opponents and 20 games against the opposing league’s division of the same name in an attempt to reduce the amount of travel across the continent. For the first time there will be a designated hitter in the National League during the 2020 season and all additional innings will start with a runner at second base.
So … TL; DR? Baseball is back!
