the minors

noun

US, informal

: the minor leagues of baseball

He spent his entire career in the minors.

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Edman was acquired from the Cardinals at the trade deadline, and immediately went to the minors to continue rehabbing a wrist injury that had kept him out the entire season. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Hewas called up from the minors in 2010, beginning what would be a stellar 12-year career with Atlanta. —

Sam Joseph, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 Dansk and prospect Calle Clang, who were both reassigned to the minors, auditioned during the preseason not only for the minutes of Suchanek in the AHL but the NHL ice time vacated by veteran John Gibson, whose emergency appendectomy ruled him out for the start of the regular season. —

Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024 Needs more time to develop in the minors before his next call-up. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the minors