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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Moncada missed time last season with a thumb sprain suffered in spring training, and then a knee injured that slowed him throughout the season’s final four months.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
After addressing their two biggest needs this offseason, the bullpen and outfield, via free agency, the Dodgers appear to be relatively set with their roster a little more than three weeks before pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Arizona.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The starting pitching market has barely moved, and with less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, three of the top starting pitchers are still on the market, Framber Valdez, Lucas Giolito and Zac Gallen.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Think more along the lines of Tommy Pham, Manuel Margot or Rowdy Tellez, free agents desperate to get a major-league contract anywhere before spring training begins.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
After addressing their two biggest needs this offseason, the bullpen and outfield, via free agency, the Dodgers appear to be relatively set with their roster a little more than three weeks before pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Arizona.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The starting pitching market has barely moved, and with less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, three of the top starting pitchers are still on the market, Framber Valdez, Lucas Giolito and Zac Gallen.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Think more along the lines of Tommy Pham, Manuel Margot or Rowdy Tellez, free agents desperate to get a major-league contract anywhere before spring training begins.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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