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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Sosa also appeared at this year’s Cubs Convention and spent time around the team during spring training in Arizona.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Bregman signing earlier this year, coming on the eve of spring training, caused all these dominos to tumble.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Even after spring training saw the loss of Gerrit Cole for the year, closer Devin Williams exhibited brutal command issues and a harsh midseason slump drove the team down in the standings, the Yankees have remained committed to making a playoff push.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Condon broke his right wrist in spring training and missed all of April, then worked his way through the Arizona Complex League and High-A Spokane before debuting with Hartford on July 2.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Bregman signing earlier this year, coming on the eve of spring training, caused all these dominos to tumble.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Even after spring training saw the loss of Gerrit Cole for the year, closer Devin Williams exhibited brutal command issues and a harsh midseason slump drove the team down in the standings, the Yankees have remained committed to making a playoff push.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Condon broke his right wrist in spring training and missed all of April, then worked his way through the Arizona Complex League and High-A Spokane before debuting with Hartford on July 2.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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