Spring Training

Location: Various
Venue: Various
Date: Spring 2011

The 2011 MLB Spring Training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.

Grapefruit League Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations, tickets to two Grapefruit League Spring Training games, a rental car, gifts and more.

Cactus League Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations, tickets to two Cactus League Spring Training games, a rental car, gifts and more.

Event History

In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to audition for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play.

Spring training has always attracted fan attention, drawing crowds who travel to the warmer climates to enjoy the weather and watch their favorite teams play, and spring training usually coincides with spring break for many college students.

Spring training typically lasts almost two months, starting in mid February and running until just before the season opening day. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training first because pitchers benefit from a longer training period due to the exhaustive nature of the position. A week or two later, the position players arrive and team practice begins.

In modern training, teams that train in Florida will play other Florida-training teams in their exhibition games, regardless of regular season league affiliations. Likewise, Arizona-training teams will play other Arizona teams. These have been nicknamed the Grapefruit League and Cactus League respectively, after plants typical of the respective states.