minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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The Cubs signed former Boston Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire to a minor league contract in January 2025.
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
The Boston Red Sox cut ties with the Spinners ahead of the 2021 season amid changes around the country in minor league baseball.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Tebow also pursued a career in minor league baseball and worked as a television broadcaster for SEC Network and ESPN, and was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Held annually during the MLB Winter Meetings, the Rule 5 Draft serves as a mechanism to keep clubs from hoarding big league ready players in their minor league system.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
The Boston Red Sox cut ties with the Spinners ahead of the 2021 season amid changes around the country in minor league baseball.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Tebow also pursued a career in minor league baseball and worked as a television broadcaster for SEC Network and ESPN, and was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Held annually during the MLB Winter Meetings, the Rule 5 Draft serves as a mechanism to keep clubs from hoarding big league ready players in their minor league system.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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