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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After going 1-7 for the Yankees in 1979, Clay was traded to the Rangers along with a minor leaguer for future Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Standing at 6-foot-6, 277 pounds, Justin Gonzales is a mammoth Red Sox minor leaguer who has emerged as one of the club’s breakout prospects this spring.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Alex Verdugo was fitting in as a Padres minor leaguer.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Around him was not a single big leaguer, minor leaguer, or anyone with a heater topping 90 miles per hour.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Standing at 6-foot-6, 277 pounds, Justin Gonzales is a mammoth Red Sox minor leaguer who has emerged as one of the club’s breakout prospects this spring.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Alex Verdugo was fitting in as a Padres minor leaguer.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Around him was not a single big leaguer, minor leaguer, or anyone with a heater topping 90 miles per hour.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for minor leaguer
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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