Several Los Angeles Dodgers players have continued to work out at Camelback Ranch and Dodger Stadium over recent weeks as Major League Baseball and the union exchanged proposals and counteroffers of an economic plan for the 2020 regular season.
There was hope a resolution would be reached in time to start Spring Training 2.0 during June so that Opening Day could be held on the Fourth of July. Baseball returning on Independence Day would have made for the perfect pairing and also marked the first North American sport to return.
Justin Turner was particularly disappointed MLB was unable to reach an agreement in time for that to become a reality, reiterated the Dodgers were keeping prepared with regular workouts and players were willing to play however many games were deemed necessary this year.