spring training
noun
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: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games
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The 22-year-old lefty, acquired in a 2024 trade with the San Diego Padres as part of a package for high-leverage reliever Tanner Scott, was one of the final roster cuts during spring training and has impressed thus far in Jacksconville.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Gamboa was limited by injury during spring training, allowing three runs over two innings in two appearances, and has allowed nine runs in 13 innings over three starts with Triple-A Worcester.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
The bond baseball broadcasters have with listeners is usually tight, because the people in the booths are companions on a journey that begins in February during spring training and, for two lucky teams, ends in either October or November.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Acuña had played in all 33 games for the Braves this season, as well as seven games in spring training and seven games with Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 3 May 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Gamboa was limited by injury during spring training, allowing three runs over two innings in two appearances, and has allowed nine runs in 13 innings over three starts with Triple-A Worcester.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
The bond baseball broadcasters have with listeners is usually tight, because the people in the booths are companions on a journey that begins in February during spring training and, for two lucky teams, ends in either October or November.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Acuña had played in all 33 games for the Braves this season, as well as seven games in spring training and seven games with Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 3 May 2026
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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