the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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At a hearing Wednesday, attorneys for the minors asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction blocking such deportations.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Holmes toiled for a decade in the minors before his first MLB call with the Braves in 2024.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Pereda also caught the final two of López’s three rehab starts in the minors.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Bochy won the World Series three times with the San Francisco Giants and once in Texas with a host of veteran players, although the mid-season 2010 emergence from the minors of Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner played a big role in the Giants’ winning it all three times in five years.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Holmes toiled for a decade in the minors before his first MLB call with the Braves in 2024.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Pereda also caught the final two of López’s three rehab starts in the minors.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Bochy won the World Series three times with the San Francisco Giants and once in Texas with a host of veteran players, although the mid-season 2010 emergence from the minors of Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner played a big role in the Giants’ winning it all three times in five years.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“The minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20minors. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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