spring training
Americannoun
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a program of physical exercise, practice, and exhibition games followed by a baseball team in the late winter and early spring, before the start of the regular season.
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the period during which such a program takes place, usually from the beginning of March until the middle of April.
Etymology
Origin of spring training
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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As for his home run drought, Simpson insists that he is capable of hitting one, as proven by his spring training blast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
On an otherwise sleepy afternoon in Southwest Florida near the end of spring training, the impossible happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
So he was invited to spring training the following year to audition and he beat out two others to claim the job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
By then, players might be in spring training — or might still be sitting home, awaiting the end of a lockout and a subsequent free-agent signing frenzy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The spring training trip did not bring to Brooklyn all that had been expected owing to the inclement weather.
From Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 by
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