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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The one-two tandem at the top of the lineups Bob Melvin schemed up in spring training likely didn’t include either Heliot Ramos or Brett Wisely, and the Giants’ manager also likely didn’t envision Wisely and Casey Schmitt making up his double-play duo up the middle.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
In addition to having a surprisingly dominant spring training this year, Sanchez was out of minor-league options, so Miami added him to their Opening Day roster to avoid the risk of losing him to waivers.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
Southern California has become to NFL training camps what Arizona and Florida are to MLB’s spring training.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Holliday, who wore No. 87 during spring training and No. 18 with Triple-A Norfolk this season, becomes the seventh player in Orioles history to don No. 7 and the first since Billy Ripken in 1988.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
In addition to having a surprisingly dominant spring training this year, Sanchez was out of minor-league options, so Miami added him to their Opening Day roster to avoid the risk of losing him to waivers.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
Southern California has become to NFL training camps what Arizona and Florida are to MLB’s spring training.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Holliday, who wore No. 87 during spring training and No. 18 with Triple-A Norfolk this season, becomes the seventh player in Orioles history to don No. 7 and the first since Billy Ripken in 1988.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Spring training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20training. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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