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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Unable to ramp up through the first month of spring training because of lingering shoulder soreness, Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell took a step toward readiness Thursday, throwing his first bullpen session.
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Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But now, these six weeks of spring training leading into the six months of the season, the test starts for real.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
As Italy soars into the quarterfinals, Mexico is eliminated as their players will head back to their respective big league camps to finish out spring training.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Buckingham, who lives in Fort Myers, Florida, told Cogburn about her son’s routine trips down south to watch spring training.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But now, these six weeks of spring training leading into the six months of the season, the test starts for real.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
As Italy soars into the quarterfinals, Mexico is eliminated as their players will head back to their respective big league camps to finish out spring training.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Buckingham, who lives in Fort Myers, Florida, told Cogburn about her son’s routine trips down south to watch spring training.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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