minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Even after Tuesday’s start, Gil, who still has a minor league option and isn’t an ideal candidate for the bullpen, remains the low man on the depth chart.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
My old company, Whitewater Films, hired me to write a sports comedy — Puckheads — about an aging minor league hockey enforcer who gets coerced into playing for a cartel in Mexico City.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
More minor league rehab outings are ahead, but just how many remain uncertain.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
My old company, Whitewater Films, hired me to write a sports comedy — Puckheads — about an aging minor league hockey enforcer who gets coerced into playing for a cartel in Mexico City.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
More minor league rehab outings are ahead, but just how many remain uncertain.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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