minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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But with Bregman set to make his comeback, without even taking time for a minor league rehab stint, top baseball insiders were going out of their way to shut down the Bregman trade talk.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The game is a showcase for minor league baseball’s best prospects, ahead of the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
Mother Nature made its presence known during a minor league baseball game on Tuesday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Those younger players will generally instead get acclimated to professional baseball at their teams’ minor league complexes and perhaps get into games in fall instructional league settings, though some will be pushed up to Low A.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The game is a showcase for minor league baseball’s best prospects, ahead of the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
Mother Nature made its presence known during a minor league baseball game on Tuesday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Those younger players will generally instead get acclimated to professional baseball at their teams’ minor league complexes and perhaps get into games in fall instructional league settings, though some will be pushed up to Low A.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for minor league
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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