"All 30 Major League teams officially open their Spring Training camps this week. Most of the pitchers and catchers are already checked into their Spring Training residences. Many of the position players will follow shortly. This is baseball's time. The most fortunate players will still be playing in 8½ months. The rest get those October tee times. Hope springs eternal."
"There is no sport like baseball. It's a marathon season that starts in the winter with practice games and then to an early spring time Opening Day through a full summer to be whittled down from 30 teams to just two teams competing in the Fall Classic. Every year, there are 11 postseason teams that leave without a final win in October. Only one will stand victorious."
"Only 780 will be employed as Major League Baseball players on Opening Day. An average McDonald's will serve approximately double that in customers per day. Think about how exclusive baseball employment really is. And yet, no roster of 26 is fully known at this time - because baseball is full of surprises. Most teams will have over 50 players in big league camp and nearly half go north and the rest stay behind."
Spring Training opens for all 30 Major League teams, with pitchers and catchers already checked into camp and position players arriving soon. Players must seize the opportunity to force roster spots and overcome long odds. The season functions as a marathon from winter practice games to Opening Day and a full summer that reduces 30 teams to two in the Fall Classic, highlighting baseball’s tolerance for failure and the premium on health. Only 780 players will sit on Opening Day rosters, camps host 50-plus players, and roster decisions and surprises will determine who stays. The Washington Nationals will feature many new faces.
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