minor leaguer
noun
: a player in the minor leagues
He was a minor leaguer before he was drafted into the majors.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe police decided he was a minor leaguer in the drug trafficking world.
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Greene had Tommy John surgery as a minor leaguer before debuting in 2022.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Orioles minor leaguer Luis Guevara has died after the 19-year-old was involved in a personal watercraft crash in Sarasota, Florida, on Sunday.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Seattle minor leaguer Jurrangelo Cijntje showed off his switch-pitching skills in his scoreless second inning for the AL.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
The Braves will either do a bullpen game Saturday against Baltimore or bring up another minor leaguer to start.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 4 July 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Orioles minor leaguer Luis Guevara has died after the 19-year-old was involved in a personal watercraft crash in Sarasota, Florida, on Sunday.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
Seattle minor leaguer Jurrangelo Cijntje showed off his switch-pitching skills in his scoreless second inning for the AL.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
The Braves will either do a bullpen game Saturday against Baltimore or bring up another minor leaguer to start.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 4 July 2025
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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