spring training

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spring training¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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“The cut’s deep. The doctor here basically told me if I wasn’t so muscular, I might be dead or paralyzed,” Pham told reporters a few months later at spring training.

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From the beginning of spring training, he said, “the team told me that I didn’t have a guaranteed spot, that I had to work my way to get a big-league spot.”

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Tony Gonsolin opened the season on the injured list after tweaking his back while lifting weights near the end of spring training.

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That’s why, this year, Young brought torpedo samples with him on his spring training tour to showcase to a wider range of players.

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Throughout spring training and the opening week of the season, he still required close to an hour daily pregame treatment.

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springtime Spring Valley

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