minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Most analysts rank the White Sox minor league organization prospects near the middle of the MLB teams.
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Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Musgrove will have to progress to throwing off a mound to bullpens to live batting practice to likely minor league rehab games before the Padres can think about activating him.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The versatile New York native signed a minor league deal with the Yankees over the offseason and was in camp as a non-roster invitee.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
One risk of players sticking around for years as graduate student-athletes is that college sports might morph into something more like minor league sports, with seasoned players in their mid-20s (or older) occupying roster spots that would otherwise go to younger college students.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Musgrove will have to progress to throwing off a mound to bullpens to live batting practice to likely minor league rehab games before the Padres can think about activating him.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The versatile New York native signed a minor league deal with the Yankees over the offseason and was in camp as a non-roster invitee.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
One risk of players sticking around for years as graduate student-athletes is that college sports might morph into something more like minor league sports, with seasoned players in their mid-20s (or older) occupying roster spots that would otherwise go to younger college students.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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