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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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Ryan Long, a 26-year-old minor league pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles system and a union leader, thinks the players association should try to understand how regular working people feel about a potential lockout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It led to him getting taken off the Reds’ 40-man roster at the end of last season and sent to triple-A Louisville — a minor league assignment he rejected, making him a free agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He signed with the Dodgers on Feb. 16 on a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The Kings politely declined interviews on anything related to a salary cap, since they own the minor league ballpark in Sacramento that temporarily houses the Athletics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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