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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Despite having a bundle of interesting arms in spring training, Troy Melton was the lone standout who improved and made a real difference on the major-league club.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The Bambino, Babe Ruth himself, came for spring training beginning around 1915 and credited the natural hot springs baths with having a salubrious effect on him.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Miller sustained a hip impingement this year during spring training, and wasn't able to make his season debut until late April, on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
It’s expected that both Caglianone and Jensen will compete in spring training to be a part of the 2026 opening day roster.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The Bambino, Babe Ruth himself, came for spring training beginning around 1915 and credited the natural hot springs baths with having a salubrious effect on him.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Miller sustained a hip impingement this year during spring training, and wasn't able to make his season debut until late April, on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
It’s expected that both Caglianone and Jensen will compete in spring training to be a part of the 2026 opening day roster.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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