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 final month of the 2026 season will be like a super spring training, with most players currently on the active roster getting three to four weeks to make their final argument to stick. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 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

The would-be leverage guys entering spring training were Palencia, Phil Maton, Caleb Thielbar, Hoby Milner and Hunter Harvey. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

The California native started the year with the Pittsburgh Pirates and suffered a scary injury during spring training when he was hit in the head with a line drive. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for spring training

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