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minor league

1

[ mahy-ner leeg ]

noun

Sports.
  1. any association of professional teams other than the major leagues, as in baseball, especially when the member teams are associated with or controlled by major-league teams, which use them as training and proving teams for promising players.


minor-league

2

[ mahy-ner-leeg ]

adjective

  1. Sports. of or relating to the minor leagues, especially in baseball.
  2. Informal. of little import or consequence:

    a painter with minor-league talent.

    Synonyms: , ,

minor league

noun

  1. any professional league in baseball other than a major league Compare major league
  2. modifier of relatively little importance

    that firm is very minor league

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of minor league1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Origin of minor league2

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; adjective use of minor league ( def )
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Example Sentences

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The AV, by the way, stands for Antelope Valley, which hasn’t had a professional sports franchise since minor league baseball’s Lancaster Jethawks were disbanded in 2020.

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A minor league affiliate of the San Francisco Giants scrapped plans to use “Gold Diggers” as an alternative team name after women were offended by a video marketing the name.

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Shortly thereafter, he recalled, he was approached by developers who wanted to build a minor league ballpark in the city.

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Major League Baseball offers players mental health resources that helped Duran, and the Red Sox have long provided major and minor league players with comprehensive health services.

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The Kings needed more than just a minor league affiliate, however.

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