the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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The Dodgers deal did not include the option to refuse a minor-league assignment; the 26-year-old was sent down to the minors shortly before Opening Day as the Dodgers took him through a complete swing overhaul to adjust to the advanced velocities stateside.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The Marlins’ Triple A team, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, has the best record in all of the minors at 21-7.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
The Marlins wanted Dotel or Ed Yarnall as part of the deal, so Minaya was dispatched to the minors to evaluate the pitchers.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Iglesias has not played a game in the grass in spring training, in the minors, majors or for Cuba.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The Marlins’ Triple A team, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, has the best record in all of the minors at 21-7.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
The Marlins wanted Dotel or Ed Yarnall as part of the deal, so Minaya was dispatched to the minors to evaluate the pitchers.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Iglesias has not played a game in the grass in spring training, in the minors, majors or for Cuba.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“The minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20minors. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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