minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Most of the extracurricular fun is scripted, but the baseball, played by former minor league and college players, is not.
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Scott Allen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Rosario was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on July 1 and shortly after signed a minor league contract with the Braves.
—Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Max does the minimum Max Muncy has stopped swinging a bat, dimming hopes that the third baseman, out since May 16 because of an oblique strain, will be able to begin a minor league rehabilitation stint around the All-Star break.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
Albert Suárez is the most likely candidate to be displaced, but perhaps more so by a trade deadline addition than a minor league call-up.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
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Scott Allen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Rosario was designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals on July 1 and shortly after signed a minor league contract with the Braves.
—Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Max does the minimum Max Muncy has stopped swinging a bat, dimming hopes that the third baseman, out since May 16 because of an oblique strain, will be able to begin a minor league rehabilitation stint around the All-Star break.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
Albert Suárez is the most likely candidate to be displaced, but perhaps more so by a trade deadline addition than a minor league call-up.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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