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minor-league

[mahy-ner leeg] / ˈmaɪ nər ˈlig /


NOUN
professional sports team not belonging to the major league
Synonyms


minor league
NOUN
professional sports team not belonging to the major league
Synonyms


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There was the extremely tall, minor league baseball player I met at BJ’s in Burbank.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Combine that with the worst minor league system and worst owner and that makes them the winner of the MLB Losers Triple Crown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The shortstop is scheduled to play two minor league rehabilitation games Oklahoma City Friday and Saturday, then return to Los Angeles for evaluation, with the hope he’ll be cleared for activation Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer offers to sign a minor league contract with a ‘$0 salary’ with any MLB team, saying that clubs would face no financial risk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

He found a job working twenty to thirty hours per week, earning $8.50 an hour, for the Salt Lake Bees, a minor league baseball team.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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