minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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The Rangers reassigned Gray — a 30-year-old journeyman who bounced around independent leagues, international winter runs and various ranks of affiliated ball before this spring — to minor league camp Friday morning alongside catcher José Herrera.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Silver Lake owns Diamond Baseball Holdings, which has amassed a collection of 48 minor league teams.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
For players not in the Olympics, discussions are exploring the possibility of having teams play exhibition games against each other or minor league affiliates.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The list of players who have been reassigned to minor league camp also includes left-hander Juan Sánchez, catcher Diego Cartaya, outfielder Bo Davidson and right-handers Will Bednar, Trent Harris and Wilkin Ramos.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Silver Lake owns Diamond Baseball Holdings, which has amassed a collection of 48 minor league teams.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
For players not in the Olympics, discussions are exploring the possibility of having teams play exhibition games against each other or minor league affiliates.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The list of players who have been reassigned to minor league camp also includes left-hander Juan Sánchez, catcher Diego Cartaya, outfielder Bo Davidson and right-handers Will Bednar, Trent Harris and Wilkin Ramos.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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