the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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Today, after languishing for years in the minors, Iglesias became a star hitter, contributing significantly to the Mets making it to the National League Championship.
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Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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Gena Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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“The minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20minors. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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