FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's probably time for those around Twins Territory to start getting used to the José Berríos show on Opening Day.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli announced Wednesday that his club will open its 2020 campaign against the Oakland A's behind the Berríos for the second consecutive season. Baldelli is confident that number will continue to climb.

"He's done this before; he's going to do this again going forward," Baldelli said. "I would bet on that happening. He's ready to go. He looks great. Physically, he's in fantastic shape right now. He's ready to pitch, and I think Opening Day is the right time to watch him go."

As the number of Opening Day nods for Berríos grows, so does the confidence of the Twins' young ace as he has continued to collect more innings, accolades and progress throughout his career. The 2017 season saw Berríos climb to double digits in wins for the first time. In '18, he made his first All-Star team and eclipsed 200 strikeouts. Last season, he surpassed 200 innings and earned that first Opening Day nod.

What might 2020 hold for the budding ace? The 25-year-old Berríos hopes for more consistency, and he feels that the challenges he has faced in his first four Major League campaigns has him in good position to attain that.

"Like I say to my family and my friends, the only thing that you can get out of playing baseball is the experience," Berríos said. "The experience comes when you go out there and play and take punches or whatever. When you throw through that pain, that's when you learn and start to make adjustments. That's what I've been working on and learning starting from three or four years back."

Berríos knows that the elite heights stemming from his raw potential have been known to fade in the second half, so he has worked on his stamina and recovery during the offseason to better prepare himself to create the "habits of a championship team." If the Twins take the next step in the playoffs this year, Berríos maintaining the performance of a true ace into October will be a significant part of that.

"You have to know yourself and your strengths to help your team and reach that championship," Berríos said. "At the same time, you have to work. Work hard and smart. That's what I've been doing for all of Spring Training."

But before he needs to worry about any of that, Berríos will have the chance to again turn a singular focus to that meaningful Opening Day start, one season after he blanked the Cleveland Indians over 7 2/3 innings of two-hit ball to set the tone for the Twins' run to the American League Central championship.

In doing so, Berríos will join Ervin Santana (2016-17) and Carl Pavano (2011-12) as back-to-back Opening Day starters for Minnesota over the past decade. The native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, will also become the fourth player born on the island to make multiple Opening Day starts.

"It's going to be exciting, that first day," Berríos said. "It's like when the young kids go to school on the first day. That excitement. That feeling. So I want that feeling again."

He will lead a group that will also feature Jake Odorizzi, Kenta Maeda and Homer Bailey, along with the winner of the battle for the fifth rotation spot that remains open in the absence of both Michael Pineda (suspension) and Rich Hill (left elbow surgery). Berríos has been known to make a big first impression in his first start every spring, and the Twins are eager for that to prime another championship campaign.

"This is something that José has worked for, that he's earned and that I think he is very proud of," Baldelli said. "We're proud for him. This is something that's definitely important to a lot of people in the game it still is today. This is an achievement."