SPRING TRAINING Definition & Meaning

spring training

noun

a program of physical exercise, practice, and exhibition games followed by a baseball team in the late winter and early spring, before the start of the regular season.
the period during which such a program takes place, usually from the beginning of March until the middle of April.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spring training¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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That’s why, this year, Young brought torpedo samples with him on his spring training tour to showcase to a wider range of players.

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Throughout spring training and the opening week of the season, he still required close to an hour daily pregame treatment.

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Indeed, despite not returning to full strength until around the turn of the New Year, May showed up to spring training in surprisingly impressive shape.

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May will take the mound in the final spring training game against the Angels, with Roberts saying he will pitch about five innings.

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This all marks a shift in tone from where the Dodgers were before the start of spring training, when Roberts initially targeted May, if not sooner, for Ohtani to be pitching in big-league games again.

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