the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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Third-base coach Dusty Wathan has interviewed for manager jobs in each of the last two offseasons and spent a decade managing in the minors.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Per court transcripts, the minors were 12 and 14 years old.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Schlittler, the 6-foot-6, 225-pounder who the Yankees selected in the seventh round of the 2022 draft, was striking out the world in the minors before the Yankees called him up in July.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The final two were so rough that he was sent back to the minors before the month ended.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Per court transcripts, the minors were 12 and 14 years old.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Schlittler, the 6-foot-6, 225-pounder who the Yankees selected in the seventh round of the 2022 draft, was striking out the world in the minors before the Yankees called him up in July.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The final two were so rough that he was sent back to the minors before the month ended.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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