minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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It also should be noted that two teams, the Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays, are playing in minor league ballparks this year, limiting attendance for 162 games.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The right-hander signed with the New York Yankees on a minor league deal in May.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Diego Cartaya, who three years ago was the Dodgers’ minor league player of the year, followed with a tying single, and Cohen scored the go-ahead run on another walk.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Rice was not considered a mega-prospect on his way up the Yankee minor league system.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The right-hander signed with the New York Yankees on a minor league deal in May.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Diego Cartaya, who three years ago was the Dodgers’ minor league player of the year, followed with a tying single, and Cohen scored the go-ahead run on another walk.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Rice was not considered a mega-prospect on his way up the Yankee minor league system.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for minor league
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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