minor leaguer
noun
: a player in the minor leagues
He was a minor leaguer before he was drafted into the majors.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe police decided he was a minor leaguer in the drug trafficking world.
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He was traded to San Diego in April 2022, along with minor leaguer Aaron Holiday, for Adrian Martinez and minor league infilder Euribiel Angeles.
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Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Rizzo was a Red Sox minor leaguer at the time of Freeman’s debut, finishing up his first full season at Double-A by hitting .263.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That’s both their identity and Miller Moss’ identity, the career minor leaguer now taking the biggest of hacks.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Tuesday was a wild day in Baltimore as the Orioles made five trades, acquiring left-handed pitcher Trevor Rogers, left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, outfielder Eloy Jiménez, outfielder Austin Slater and minor leaguer Patrick Reilly.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
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Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Rizzo was a Red Sox minor leaguer at the time of Freeman’s debut, finishing up his first full season at Double-A by hitting .263.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That’s both their identity and Miller Moss’ identity, the career minor leaguer now taking the biggest of hacks.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Tuesday was a wild day in Baltimore as the Orioles made five trades, acquiring left-handed pitcher Trevor Rogers, left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, outfielder Eloy Jiménez, outfielder Austin Slater and minor leaguer Patrick Reilly.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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