minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Lakeal Morris drove from Sacramento to watch his son, Judah, take the field for his first minor league game as a first baseman.
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
One concern with athletes sticking around indefinitely into their mid-20s or beyond is that college sports could start to look more like pro sports, except not as good as the NFL or NBA, resembling minor leagues, which are traditionally difficult to market.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Tidwell was drafted in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Mets and gradually climbed through New York’s minor league system.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Waldron is out of minor league options, so the Padres will risk losing him to waivers if he’s not added to the roster after his rehab window is over.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
One concern with athletes sticking around indefinitely into their mid-20s or beyond is that college sports could start to look more like pro sports, except not as good as the NFL or NBA, resembling minor leagues, which are traditionally difficult to market.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Tidwell was drafted in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Mets and gradually climbed through New York’s minor league system.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Waldron is out of minor league options, so the Padres will risk losing him to waivers if he’s not added to the roster after his rehab window is over.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for minor league
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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