the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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Fernández has demonstrated some pop in the minors, totaling 77 dingers over 1,816 at-bats for the Rockies’ affiliates.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Kyle police also arrested two minors during student walkouts after observing one of the minors in possession of alcohol, but clarified the arrests were not related to the protests.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Getty Images Wait one ding-dang second, do the Philadelphia Phillies actually have the next Elly De La Cruz lurking in the minors?
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Kyren Paris made a splash in the majors last April, but then hit a slump and returned to the minors.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Kyle police also arrested two minors during student walkouts after observing one of the minors in possession of alcohol, but clarified the arrests were not related to the protests.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Getty Images Wait one ding-dang second, do the Philadelphia Phillies actually have the next Elly De La Cruz lurking in the minors?
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Kyren Paris made a splash in the majors last April, but then hit a slump and returned to the minors.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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 8 Feb. 2026.
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