spring training

noun

1. 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.

2. the period during which such a program takes place, usually from the beginning of March until the middle of April.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spring training¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Coming out of spring training, Schlittler was barely on the Yankees’ radar as a viable option for this season.

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Coming out of spring training, they hoped their bullpen would be, too.

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In any previous decade, the Dodgers would have practiced this play in spring training, repeatedly.

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The lineups in recent weeks too often resembled those used on split-squad days in spring training.

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The “World Series hangover” conversation has followed the Dodgers since they reported for spring training.

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