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

Players must quarantine for five days in before they report to spring training facilities, according to the terms of the deal.

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They’ll need to address this, now or later, but have padded their spring training depth with two minor league deals.

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Sending him to spring training — whenever that begins — as the primary closer option would have been somewhere between unforgivable and unwise, though not unprecedented.

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They are a month from reporting to spring training, and the roster is taking shape.

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Or, if teams stay so resistant to opening their wallets, he may need to fight for a job in spring training.

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