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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Minnesota will cover the other $30 million and took a token minor leaguer (pitcher Matt Mikulski) in return.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
It’s been a priority over these last two trade deadlines to shy away from rentals unless the cost is particularly cheap — like parting with a 28-year-old journeyman minor leaguer for Adam Frazier or a 4.54 career minor league earned run average for outfielder Randal Grichuk.
—Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Castro, a switch-hitter, was traded to the Tigers by the Cleveland Guardians as a minor leaguer in July 2018.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
As a Yankees minor leaguer, the outfielder’s speed and power drew Mickey Mantle comparisons from the New York media hype machine.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
It’s been a priority over these last two trade deadlines to shy away from rentals unless the cost is particularly cheap — like parting with a 28-year-old journeyman minor leaguer for Adam Frazier or a 4.54 career minor league earned run average for outfielder Randal Grichuk.
—Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
Castro, a switch-hitter, was traded to the Tigers by the Cleveland Guardians as a minor leaguer in July 2018.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
As a Yankees minor leaguer, the outfielder’s speed and power drew Mickey Mantle comparisons from the New York media hype machine.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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