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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Thompson smoked a shot from the wing, past the right shoulder of Slovakia keeper Samuel Hlavaj, a minor leaguer for the Minnesota Wild who, before this night, had mostly shined at this Olympic tournament.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Jones did some of that work with former Rockies minor leaguer Will Haynie.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
The Angels picked him up for a low-level minor leaguer.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Plus Druw Jones, Andruw’s son, a graduate of Gwinnett County’s Wesleyan School and a current minor leaguer in the Diamondbacks system.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Jones did some of that work with former Rockies minor leaguer Will Haynie.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
The Angels picked him up for a low-level minor leaguer.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Plus Druw Jones, Andruw’s son, a graduate of Gwinnett County’s Wesleyan School and a current minor leaguer in the Diamondbacks system.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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