minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Also, too often there are too many empty seats at women’s tournaments, making the sport look like a minor league affair during so many weeks.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Diamond Baseball Holdings has gradually built a portfolio that includes about a third of the teams in MLB’s new minor league structure.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Originally acquired in a trade ahead of the 2023 season, Mills underwent Tommy John surgery in spring training and signed a two-year minor league deal the following offseason.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2024
The report finds that not only are players in major and minor league baseball being impacted, but all the way down into Little League.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Diamond Baseball Holdings has gradually built a portfolio that includes about a third of the teams in MLB’s new minor league structure.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Originally acquired in a trade ahead of the 2023 season, Mills underwent Tommy John surgery in spring training and signed a two-year minor league deal the following offseason.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2024
The report finds that not only are players in major and minor league baseball being impacted, but all the way down into Little League.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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