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.

Examples of minor leaguer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Antone joined the club as a minor leaguer in 2017, the year the Reds took Greene with the second pick in the draft out of a California high school. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Butch Huskey, who spent nearly a decade with the Mets as a minor leaguer and major leaguer playing four different positions, passed away at the age of 54 on Friday, the team announced. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Drohan, a career minor leaguer who was added to the 40-man roster over the offseason before the trade, has exceeded expectations, too. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2026

Wood, a former Padres minor leaguer, has 10 home runs and 21 total hits among those 39 balls hit that hard. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for minor leaguer

• eager
• meager
• meagre
• segar