farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand 
1
: a farm laborer
especially
: a hired laborer on a farm
2
: a player on a farm team
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Meanwhile, fellow farmhands George Lombard Jr., Roderick Arias and Rafael Flores all received their first big league invites.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
But the Marlins also will give a long look to Matt Mervis, the former highly regarded Cubs farmhand who was rated the No. 5 first base prospect in baseball just a year ago.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
His grandfather owned a farm in Bethel Springs, Tenn., and Trey helped as a farmhand.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The former Miami Marlins farmhand, who played in 23 big-league games in 2022, hit an astounding 19 home runs in 93 at-bats for Oaxaca before the Giants signed him in mid-May.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
But the Marlins also will give a long look to Matt Mervis, the former highly regarded Cubs farmhand who was rated the No. 5 first base prospect in baseball just a year ago.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
His grandfather owned a farm in Bethel Springs, Tenn., and Trey helped as a farmhand.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The former Miami Marlins farmhand, who played in 23 big-league games in 2022, hit an astounding 19 home runs in 93 at-bats for Oaxaca before the Giants signed him in mid-May.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmhand. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand
: a farm laborer
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