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minor-league

[mahy-ner leeg] / ˈmaɪ nər ˈlig /
ADJECTIVE
minor
Synonyms
WEAK
accessory below the mark bush-league casual dependent dinky inconsequential inconsiderable inferior junior lesser light low lower minus negligible paltry petty piddling second-string secondary slight small small-fry small-time smaller subaltern subordinate subsidiary tacky trifling trivial two-bit unimportant younger
NOUN
professional sports team not belonging to the major league
Synonyms
WEAK
bush league bushes junior league junior varsity minors triple-A
minor league
NOUN
professional sports team not belonging to the major league
Synonyms
WEAK
bush league bushes junior league junior varsity minors triple-A

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Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Ontario is building a 199-acre one around a minor league ballpark; Irvine has a 194-acre one up and running at its Great Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

But all these were minor league teams that played only in local and regional contests.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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