minor leaguer
noun
: a player in the minor leagues
He was a minor leaguer before he was drafted into the majors.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe police decided he was a minor leaguer in the drug trafficking world.
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Chisholm homered off minor leaguer Eli Villalobos in the eighth inning.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
At that point manager Alex Cora lifted the rookie and all three inherited runners came around to score when minor leaguer Patrick Halligan allowed a grand slam to Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Surely adding a good bat (Paredes) to replace the offense of whichever minor leaguer the Astros are planning to put in LF, rather than worrying about LF defense, would be a better metric.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Watching Alonso blossom from a minor leaguer to a slugger capable of overtaking Strawberry’s record was especially meaningful for Strawberry.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
At that point manager Alex Cora lifted the rookie and all three inherited runners came around to score when minor leaguer Patrick Halligan allowed a grand slam to Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Surely adding a good bat (Paredes) to replace the offense of whichever minor leaguer the Astros are planning to put in LF, rather than worrying about LF defense, would be a better metric.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Watching Alonso blossom from a minor leaguer to a slugger capable of overtaking Strawberry’s record was especially meaningful for Strawberry.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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