minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Cabrera signed a minor league deal with the Mets in the offseason.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Charlotte, top minor league affiliate of the Florida Panthers, won 44 games and finished second in the AHL Atlantic.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
In actuality, Taylor could elect a minor league assignment in lieu of being released, but that seems highly unlikely.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
During the work stoppage, the men in blue were replaced by amateur and minor league arbiters.
1981 — Pittsburgh’s Jim Bibby gave up a leadoff single to Terry Harper of the Atlanta Braves, then retired the next 27 batters for a 5-0 one-hitter.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Charlotte, top minor league affiliate of the Florida Panthers, won 44 games and finished second in the AHL Atlantic.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
In actuality, Taylor could elect a minor league assignment in lieu of being released, but that seems highly unlikely.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
During the work stoppage, the men in blue were replaced by amateur and minor league arbiters.
1981 — Pittsburgh’s Jim Bibby gave up a leadoff single to Terry Harper of the Atlanta Braves, then retired the next 27 batters for a 5-0 one-hitter.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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