Baseball spring training: The facts, from history to cheap seats

Spring training is when players shed the winter rust by limbering up on warm, sun-baked diamonds, sign autographs galore, and provide hope that this may be their team’s year. As preseason games between major-league teams begin on Saturday, here are a few facts to give you some background on spring ball.

Defunct spring training sites

Over the years, a number of places in neither Florida and Arizona have been used as training sites, including New Orleans, Atlanta, and Mobile, Ala. The Yankees have trained in Cuba, Bermuda, and Venezuela. The Cubs once used California’s Catalina Island. And during World War II, the Cleveland Indians held spring workouts in Lafayette, Ind.

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