spring training
noun
US
: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games
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Most-clicked in our last newsletter: Jayson Stark’s 2025 MLB spring training survey, where a panel of execs, coaches and scouts gave their thoughts on the players, teams and storylines to watch.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Padres have not said who will pitch in their spring training opener Friday against the Mariners.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Now that Soto has arrived in Port St. Lucie, Florida, for spring training, reality is starting to set in that the left-handed slugger will be in Queens for the foreseeable future.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
To the Baseball Hall of Famer’s left stood shortstop Dansby Swanson, the two sharing notes on spring training strategies and how to prepare as a hitter over the course of the six weeks to be ready for the start of the season.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Padres have not said who will pitch in their spring training opener Friday against the Mariners.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Now that Soto has arrived in Port St. Lucie, Florida, for spring training, reality is starting to set in that the left-handed slugger will be in Queens for the foreseeable future.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
To the Baseball Hall of Famer’s left stood shortstop Dansby Swanson, the two sharing notes on spring training strategies and how to prepare as a hitter over the course of the six weeks to be ready for the start of the season.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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