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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His injury problems began in spring training in 2023, when a muscle strain in his pitching arm shut him down.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Eaton was referring to 14-year-old Drake LaRoche, the son of first baseman Adam LaRoche, who retired in spring training when the Sox stopped allowing Drake to have a locker in the clubhouse.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The lefty pitched for the Twins between 2020-22 and returned as a minor league free agent in 2023, fighting to make the roster in spring training.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
The Yankees piled up injuries in spring training while failing to acquire any new infielders even after the loss to free agency of seven-season second baseman Gleyber Torres.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Eaton was referring to 14-year-old Drake LaRoche, the son of first baseman Adam LaRoche, who retired in spring training when the Sox stopped allowing Drake to have a locker in the clubhouse.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The lefty pitched for the Twins between 2020-22 and returned as a minor league free agent in 2023, fighting to make the roster in spring training.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
The Yankees piled up injuries in spring training while failing to acquire any new infielders even after the loss to free agency of seven-season second baseman Gleyber Torres.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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