Feb 23, 2016

No matter what the groundhog says, or what the thermometer says back home, the sight of their teams on the practice fields in Florida and Arizona tells baseball fans spring can’t be far, even if only the last couple weeks of spring training are actually in spring. Here’s a glimpse of some of the early action in Major League Baseball camps.

: Texas Rangers pitchers Nick Tepesch, left, and Jeremy Guthrie throw during spring training baseball practice Sunday in Surprise, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

: A cap rests while Baltimore Orioles players take a short breather between exercise drills during spring training practice at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Players for the Seattle Mariners run sprints during spring training baseball practice on Monday in Peoria, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

: Players for the San Diego Padres wait to participate in a drill during spring training baseball practice Monday in Peoria, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Louis Coleman throws a pitch during a spring training baseball workout Monday Glendale, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

: Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura, left, and third base coach Joe McEwing (47) hit infield grounders to players during a spring training baseball workout Monday in Glendale, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

: The Cleveland Indians’ Ryan Merritt fields a ground ball during a spring training baseball workout on Monday in Goodyear, Ariz. (Morry Gash/AP)

: Atlanta Braves catchers Braeden Schlehuber, left, and Blake Lalli head for the batting cage for a spring training baseball workout in Kissimmee, Fla., early Tuesday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

: Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Gonzalez Germen throws during spring training baseball practice in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday. (Chris Carlson/AP)

: Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price signs autographs for fans after a spring training baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

: Baltimore Orioles catchers Francisco Pena (right) and Audry Perez (75) lead some of the squad to one of the practice fields during spring training practice at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Fans watch as the New York Mets take the field during spring training baseball practice Friday in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

: Seattle Mariners’ Chris Iannetta bunts during spring training baseball practice Saturday in Peoria, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

: Colorado Rockies pitchers throw during spring training baseball practice in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday. (Chris Carlson/AP)

: Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell, right, stops to signs autographs for fans as he arrives for a spring training baseball workout in Kissimmee, Fla., early Tuesday. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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