spring training
noun
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: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games
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Prior to reaching Columbus, McKenzie was initially sent to the Guardians spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, to work on his mechanics.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Crawford has been working at the club’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla. but is scheduled to fly to Boston to have his wrist checked out.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
For as good as the Red Sox and their fan base felt in spring training, the optimism that the team will contend is questionable at best as the calendar has flipped to June.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Cole then blew out his right elbow during spring training and had to undergo Tommy John ligament replacement surgery.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 June 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Crawford has been working at the club’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla. but is scheduled to fly to Boston to have his wrist checked out.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
For as good as the Red Sox and their fan base felt in spring training, the optimism that the team will contend is questionable at best as the calendar has flipped to June.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Cole then blew out his right elbow during spring training and had to undergo Tommy John ligament replacement surgery.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 June 2025
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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