spring training

noun

: the time in the spring when baseball teams prepare for the regular season by playing practice games

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With the opening of spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz., a spare 50 days away, the Giants also are still hot on the trail of signing former Cy Young Award-winner Corbin Burnes, among others. —

Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024 Primarily a starter, Waddell helps the starting pitching depth and could compete for a spot in the bullpen out of spring training. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024 Vivas could land with the big league club coming out of spring training. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The owner of the New York Giants in the late 1940s took the team for a week of pampering before the start of spring training. —

Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring training

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