"It's my first normal spring training in three years, " Pettitte said.

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The provisional temperature for this spring goes against recent form for the season, forecasters said, with eight of the past 10 years seeing warmer than average springs compared to the long-term (1981-2010) average of 7.7C.

BBC: Spring will be coldest in 50 years, Met Office says