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How to Watch Spring Training Fielding Practice

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Watching a professional team during Spring training sets you up for a great season of Major League Baseball. You get to see your favorite ballplayers practice and learn with their fellow teammates. It's a great way to spend a week's vacation. The tricks to watching Spring training are described in the following steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Find out where your favorite Major League team's Spring practice takes place. Most teams begin their first full-squad practice in late February, but check with your favorite team's web site for details.

  2. Step 2

    Figure out when you want to arrive and watch practice. There is no admission charge to see the teams practice.

  3. Step 3

    Arrive with your sunscreen, money for souvenirs, camera and autograph book or baseball cards.

  4. Step 4

    Wear loose fitting cotton clothes, the team's t-shirt with shorts and tennis shoes so you're comfortable and showing your team spirit and support. Don't forget to wear the team's hat as well.

  5. Step 5

    Most practices start at 9 a.m., so be smart and arrive before then to catch players for autographs.

  6. Step 6

    Go to the practices more than once. Each day you attend practice will be different, and you will spot your favorite players on alternate days you attend.

  7. Step 7

    Schedule your day so you can catch a bit of everything--batting practice, fielding practice and listening to the coaches' instructions. Don't forget to visit the bullpen where you can watch your favorite pitcher through his curves and fastballs.

Tips & Warnings
  • If you go to Arizona to watch Spring training, you have Brewers, A's, Giants, Cubs, Angels, Padres, Mariners, Rangers, Royals, White Sox, Diamondbacks and Rockies to visit. So make it a whole week's vacation as most of the team practices are short drives apart.

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