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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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
Freeman knew many of the coaches and his new teammates from major league spring training the past two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He made the team out of spring training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Raleigh was one of many star players who left spring training in the middle to participate in the World Baseball Classic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A young ball-player looks on his first spring training trip as a stage-struck young woman regards the theatre.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson
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