minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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He was released from his minor league contract in July of that year after making only three appearances.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Duncan, 50, is a former minor league baseball player for the Miami Marlins organization who reached as high as Triple-A before a shoulder injury ended his playing days.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Yesavage — who started his professional baseball career on the Blue Jays Single-A minor league affiliate in Florida six months ago — threw a record 12 strikeouts in seven innings, recording no walks, three hits and one run.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Yesavage, the 22-year-old who worked his way through the Blue Jays’ minor league system to eventually cement himself as a key member of this postseason run, delivered a seven-inning masterclass on the mound at Dodger Stadium to help Toronto defeat Los Angeles, 6-1, in Game 5 of the World Series.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Duncan, 50, is a former minor league baseball player for the Miami Marlins organization who reached as high as Triple-A before a shoulder injury ended his playing days.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Yesavage — who started his professional baseball career on the Blue Jays Single-A minor league affiliate in Florida six months ago — threw a record 12 strikeouts in seven innings, recording no walks, three hits and one run.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Yesavage, the 22-year-old who worked his way through the Blue Jays’ minor league system to eventually cement himself as a key member of this postseason run, delivered a seven-inning masterclass on the mound at Dodger Stadium to help Toronto defeat Los Angeles, 6-1, in Game 5 of the World Series.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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