spring training
noun
US
: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games
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Clark was scheduled to start his annual tour of spring training camps on Tuesday.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Kolek, 28, is expected to pitch a few innings in KC’s first game of spring training.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Amid a whirlwind 36 hours within the Major League Baseball Players Association, new interim executive director Bruce Meyer and MLBPA personnel kicked off their annual spring training visits that brought them to the Chicago Cubs complex Wednesday afternoon.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The first 10 days of spring training for the Rangers have been about staying healthy and establishing culture.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Kolek, 28, is expected to pitch a few innings in KC’s first game of spring training.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Amid a whirlwind 36 hours within the Major League Baseball Players Association, new interim executive director Bruce Meyer and MLBPA personnel kicked off their annual spring training visits that brought them to the Chicago Cubs complex Wednesday afternoon.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The first 10 days of spring training for the Rangers have been about staying healthy and establishing culture.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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