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minor league
1[ mahy-ner leeg ]
noun
- 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
- Sports. of or relating to the minor leagues, especially in baseball.
- Informal. of little import or consequence:
a painter with minor-league talent.
Synonyms: , ,
minor league
noun
- any professional league in baseball other than a major league Compare major league
- modifier of relatively little importance
that firm is very minor league
Other Word Forms
- minor lea·guer ·Դǰ-·ܱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of minor league1
Origin of minor league2
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Shortly thereafter, he recalled, he was approached by developers who wanted to build a minor league ballpark in the city.
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.
The Kings needed more than just a minor league affiliate, however.
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