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 See more

Generally, teams train in either Florida or Arizona based on their geographic location in North America, with eastern teams playing in Florida … 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 throughout the month of March with the … 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