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

Then in spring training this year, Hollowell again messed around with different changeup grips while incorporating mental cues from previous coaches, and something clicked with a circle-change grip. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Soon, Skubal reported to spring training and was also preparing to leave for an outing with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

That most likely will not take place until long after the owners lock out the players in December, and when spring training and regular season games become increasingly at risk. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The defending champions of Korea’s league last year held spring training in Irvine. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for spring training

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