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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Drohan, a career minor leaguer who was added to the 40-man roster over the offseason before the trade, has exceeded expectations, too.
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2026
Jones also spent the offseason working with former Rockies minor leaguer Will Haynie, who runs H2 Baseball in Tennessee.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Wood, a former Padres minor leaguer, has 10 home runs and 21 total hits among those 39 balls hit that hard.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Former Houston Astros minor leaguer Jon Kemmer was 35 years old when he was killed over the weekend in a rollover crash in Galveston County.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2026
Jones also spent the offseason working with former Rockies minor leaguer Will Haynie, who runs H2 Baseball in Tennessee.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Wood, a former Padres minor leaguer, has 10 home runs and 21 total hits among those 39 balls hit that hard.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Former Houston Astros minor leaguer Jon Kemmer was 35 years old when he was killed over the weekend in a rollover crash in Galveston County.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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