minor leaguer

noun

: a player in the minor leagues
He was a minor leaguer before he was drafted into the majors.
sometimes used figuratively
The police decided he was a minor leaguer in the drug trafficking world.

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As a minor leaguer, Campbell saw the lion's share of his playing time at second base, center field and shortstop. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 Richard Fitts is expected to start the first of those games on Monday, and minor leaguer Shane Drohan is scheduled to start the second on Tuesday. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025 To deal young pitching like Ortiz and minor leaguer Michael Kennedy away. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Texas traded Lynn to the White Sox in Dec. 2020 for pitcher Dane Dunning and a minor leaguer. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minor leaguer

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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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