minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Major League Baseball announced this week that its emergency medical procedures now require that naloxone be stored in clubhouses, weight rooms, dugouts and umpire dressing rooms at all major league and minor league ballparks.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Major league, minor league, no league — in this balkanized world, where everyone chooses their own truths and realities, sports are one of the last unifying forces.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Padres minor league pitcher Jay Groome, Phillies minor league infielder José Rodríguez and Diamondbacks minor league pitcher Andrew Saalfrank were all suspended.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 4 June 2024
In a statement from the MLB, the league said its Department of Investigations is taking disciplinary action against Marcano, 24, and four additional players from the major and minor leagues for violating the MLB's sports betting rules and policies.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Major league, minor league, no league — in this balkanized world, where everyone chooses their own truths and realities, sports are one of the last unifying forces.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Padres minor league pitcher Jay Groome, Phillies minor league infielder José Rodríguez and Diamondbacks minor league pitcher Andrew Saalfrank were all suspended.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 4 June 2024
In a statement from the MLB, the league said its Department of Investigations is taking disciplinary action against Marcano, 24, and four additional players from the major and minor leagues for violating the MLB's sports betting rules and policies.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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