īabe Ruth hit a 573-foot home run in spring training, 1918. Whittington Field/ Ban Johnson Park (1894), Majestic Park (1909), and Fogel Field (1912) were all built in Hot Springs to host Major League teams. The Cleveland Spiders, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox followed the White Stockings to Hot Springs. In subsequent years other teams joined Chicago and began holding spring training in Hot Springs, leading to the first spring training games. After holding spring training at the Hot Springs Baseball Grounds, the White Stockings went on to have a successful season and other teams took notice. In 1886, the White Stockings traveled to Hot Springs to prepare for the upcoming season. The location of Hot Springs and the concept of getting the players ready for the upcoming season was the brainchild of Chicago White Stockings (today's Chicago Cubs) team President Albert Spalding and Cap Anson. Hot Springs, Arkansas, has been called the original "birthplace" of spring training baseball. Spring training by major league teams in sites other than their regular season game sites first became popular in the 1890s and by 1910 was in wide use. : 184 Hot Springs, Arkansas īoston Red Sox players in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1912 Critics including Cap Anson argued that players would be more prone to sore muscles and colds after returning to their colder home climates. : 183 The practice was not universally adopted, however. In 1888, the Washington Nationals became the first club to hold spring training in Florida. New Orleans was a popular location for spring training in the 19th century but teams also trained in Washington, D.C., Savannah, Georgia and Cape May, New Jersey among other locations. : 183 In the 1870s, several clubs began following the example set by the Mutuals by training in warmer climates. 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. Exhibition games usually begin in late February.
A few days later, position players arrive and team practice begins. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training first because pitchers benefit from a longer training period.
In some years, teams not scheduled to play on Opening Day will play spring training games that day. Spring training typically starts in mid-February and continues until just before Opening Day of the regular season, which falls in the last week of March. These have been nicknamed the Grapefruit League and Cactus League, respectively, after plants typical of the respective states. Likewise, Arizona-training teams will play other Arizona teams. In modern training, teams that train in Florida will play other Florida-training teams in their exhibition games, regardless of regular-season league affiliations. Spring training has always attracted fan attention, drawing crowds who travel to the warm climates of Arizona and Florida to enjoy the weather and watch their favorite teams play. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives established players practice time prior to competitive play.
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Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. A 1994 Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers' former camp in Vero Beach, Florida
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