spring training
noun
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: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games
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Matos wasn’t able to replicate his excellent spring training when the Giants sent him to Sacramento, but that strong showing in Arizona cannot be ignored, either.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Garrett, 26, initially felt discomfort early in spring training and was diagnosed with general left shoulder soreness.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Entering spring training, the shoulder injuries that sidelined Treinen much of the last two years finally seemed fixed.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Washington has been drilling all the Angels infielders on fundamentals since the start of spring training, but Tucker didn’t even join the organization until mid April.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024
Blackmon, who turns 38 on July 1, had a solid spring training and opened the season hot, slashing .333/.404/.571 through his first 11 games.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
All signs point to Wright being able to have a normal offseason to get ready for spring training.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Melvin said these last two starts were akin to a pitcher’s first two starts in spring training.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
During spring training he was taken under the wing of Casey Stengel, the legendary Yankees manager who won seven World Series titles from 1949 to 1958 and whose pearls of wisdom in fractured English were priceless.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Garrett, 26, initially felt discomfort early in spring training and was diagnosed with general left shoulder soreness.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Entering spring training, the shoulder injuries that sidelined Treinen much of the last two years finally seemed fixed.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Washington has been drilling all the Angels infielders on fundamentals since the start of spring training, but Tucker didn’t even join the organization until mid April.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024
Blackmon, who turns 38 on July 1, had a solid spring training and opened the season hot, slashing .333/.404/.571 through his first 11 games.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
All signs point to Wright being able to have a normal offseason to get ready for spring training.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Melvin said these last two starts were akin to a pitcher’s first two starts in spring training.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
During spring training he was taken under the wing of Casey Stengel, the legendary Yankees manager who won seven World Series titles from 1949 to 1958 and whose pearls of wisdom in fractured English were priceless.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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