According to the collective bargaining agreement, players don’t actually have to show up to spring training until February 26th. That said, no one actually holds teams to that part of the contract and teams begin their spring training a bit earlier than that. The Cincinnati Reds have a report date for spring training this year for pitchers and catchers of February 17th – that’s this Wednesday! – but some players have already arrived in Goodyear.
Tejay Antone posted a video over on instagram on Sunday of one of the practice fields at the Cincinnati Reds Development Facility.