the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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That’s despite being suspended for his junior year at East Carolina, sidelined with Covid-19, a lofty 5.17 earned run average in the minors in 2024 and giving up more hits than innings pitched this year at Triple-A Sacramento.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
But the Mets should be eyeing impactful help, not the kind that will get shuttled back and forth from the minors.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Shaw hasn’t made an error since his return from the minors.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Justin Verlander got the call at age 22 with the Detroit Tigers in 2003 after only 20 starts in the minors.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
But the Mets should be eyeing impactful help, not the kind that will get shuttled back and forth from the minors.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Shaw hasn’t made an error since his return from the minors.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Justin Verlander got the call at age 22 with the Detroit Tigers in 2003 after only 20 starts in the minors.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“The minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20minors. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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