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minor-league

[mahy-ner leeg] / ˈmaɪ nər ˈlig /


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


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The Dodgers also optioned right-handed pitcher River Ryan and reassigned infielder Ryan Fitzgerald to minor league camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

In his minor league career, Klein struck out 13 batters every nine innings, which is tremendous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The Dodgers are not shy about grabbing a minor league pitcher, telling him what he can do better and what he should stop doing, and seeing what sticks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

That season, Ferris posted a 3.20 ERA across 34 starts between high-A Great Lakes and double-A Tulsa, earning minor league pitcher of the year honors from the organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 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