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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In spring training, Mets owner Steve Cohen set the playoffs as the baseline goal.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Since returning from Tommy John surgery midway through 2025, Ohtani had made a couple of short starts against the Giants, going three innings at Oracle Park last year, and then pitching 4 ⅓ scoreless innings during spring training.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite a strong showing in spring training, Tolle did not make the club’s Opening Day roster and has spent the first month with the WooSox.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The Royals worked on their baserunning in spring training.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Since returning from Tommy John surgery midway through 2025, Ohtani had made a couple of short starts against the Giants, going three innings at Oracle Park last year, and then pitching 4 ⅓ scoreless innings during spring training.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite a strong showing in spring training, Tolle did not make the club’s Opening Day roster and has spent the first month with the WooSox.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The Royals worked on their baserunning in spring training.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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