spring training

noun

US

: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games

Examples of spring training in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Phillies released Castellanos before spring training started. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

In February, Martín Pérez arrived in North Port, Florida, as a nonroster invitee to Braves spring training. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

By then, players might be in spring training — or might still be sitting home, awaiting the end of a lockout and a subsequent free-agent signing frenzy. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Duquette, who annually visits most of the spring training camps, got a tour. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for spring training

• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining
• explaining
• maintaining
• obtaining