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

Antone then blew out his elbow in spring training before the 2017 season. — Cal Phillips, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Pittsburgh and Bradenton have been connected for years, thanks in large part to Bradenton being the spring training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates since the 1960s. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Stowers missed the first 21 games of the season because of a right hamstring strain sustained late in spring training. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

In spring training, Spiezio was playing third base for the Mariners. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for spring training

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