the minors

noun

US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.

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Seasons are counted as 172 days on the 26-man roster, so if you are bounced up and down from the minors, only your time in the majors counts. Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 Campusano has played 10 games in his career in the minors at first base and two games there in the majors. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025 The Dodgers deal did not include the option to refuse a minor-league assignment; the 26-year-old was sent down to the minors shortly before Opening Day as the Dodgers took him through a complete swing overhaul to adjust to the advanced velocities stateside. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 May 2025 The Marlins’ Triple A team, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, has the best record in all of the minors at 21-7. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the minors

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“The minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20minors. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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