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

Because go to spring training, go to the first month of the year, go to a couple of months in. — Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

The Braves’ right-handed pitcher is scheduled to throw Thursday at the team’s spring training facility. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 24 June 2026

This was a main reason for the 32-game work stoppage in 1990, when fortunately no games were missed but spring training started late. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Birdsong entered spring training fighting for a spot on the Opening Day roster, but fell out of the competition early due to poor performance. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for spring training

• abstaining
• attaining
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• complaining
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• entraining
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• maintaining
• obtaining