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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Remember how Roger Clemens used to wander back to baseball after letting the rest of those suckers suffer through spring training and the early schedule?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In spring training, Peters wasn’t even particularly confident that he would make the roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
One day during spring training, Preston was sitting in Thomson’s office when Dombrowski asked him to call in Don.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The effect Smith’s spring training work behind the plate will have on the Dodgers’ season will be subtler.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
As the spring training for the boats opened she, as well as Ruth and Helen, tried for the freshmen eight-oared shell.
From Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers by Emerson, Alice B.
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