spring training
noun
US
: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games
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The infielder, four games into a rehab assignment for a calf strain suffered in spring training, received a cortisone shot for his hip on Tuesday.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Cameron spoke about his impending MLB debut in spring training.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Barrero impressed the Cardinals organization in spring training and has since continued to be red-hot in the minors to begin this season.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Nolan Arenado is almost certainly a future Hall of Fame but no player in baseball might have had more questions surrounding him when spring training began.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Cameron spoke about his impending MLB debut in spring training.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Barrero impressed the Cardinals organization in spring training and has since continued to be red-hot in the minors to begin this season.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Nolan Arenado is almost certainly a future Hall of Fame but no player in baseball might have had more questions surrounding him when spring training began.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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