The New York Mutuals became perhaps the first baseball team to hold a spring training outside of their home when, in 1869, Boss Tweed sent the Mutuals south to New Orleans to prepare for the season. In the 1870s, … See more

Generally, teams train in either Florida or Arizona based on their geographic location in North America, with eastern teams playing in Florida and western teams training in Arizona; … See more

Spring training is the time of MLB's calendar year to make improvements to the game of baseball. These changes to the traditional game … See more

Every four years, the World Baseball Classic creates a significant impact on how traditional spring training occurs. The tournament runs … See more

The concept of spring training is not limited to North America; the Japanese professional baseball leagues' teams adopted spring … See more

Statistics are recorded during spring training games, but they are not combined with the listed statistics for regular season games, and unusual performances which would have broken … See more

Minor league players participate in spring training following a telescoped schedule that generally lasts from March 1 to 31. At its conclusion, most … See more