the minors

noun

US, informal

: the minor leagues of baseball

He spent his entire career in the minors.

Examples of the minors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Espada was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the second round of the 1996 amateur draft and spent nine seasons in the minors. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

In late September, Roccaforte received the Frank White Defensive Player of the Year Award given to the best Royals defender in the minors. — Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

When his rehab window closed, the Yankees opted to keep him in the minors, optioning him to Triple-A for the first time. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

The 20-year-old center, who was part of their return for trading Vincent Trocheck to Utah on July 1, was called up from the minors after Joe Veleno was injured against the Mammoth on Sunday. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the minors

• airliners
• designers
• diviners
• refiners
• dinars
• diners
• liners
• miners
• shiners
• shriners
• signers
• spinors