minor league
nounDefinition of minor league
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Other Words from minor league
minor-league
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Examples of minor league in a Sentence
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Only three Triple-A teams had more wins this year than El Paso, which paced all of minor league baseball with 258 homers. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Minors: El Paso finishes with 258 homers; Arias sends Storm to one last win," 3 Sep. 2019 Her father had played minor league baseball and fostered a love of the game among his offspring. — Tim Carman, BostonGlobe.com, "Molly O’Neill, prizewinning food writer, dies at 66," 21 June 2019 Betances is also in Tampa working toward a minor league rehab assignment. — Bradford William Davis, courant.com, "Yankees take flier on former All-Star Trevor Rosenthal," 20 Aug. 2019 By being outrighted, Ramirez — who was out of options — can either accept the minor league assignment or immediately become a free agent. — Los Angeles Times, "Mike Trout and Justin Upton power Angels over White Sox," 15 Aug. 2019 Cubs utility player Ben Zobrist has resumed baseball activities and will begin a minor league rehab assignment within the next week, their president of baseball operations Theo Epstein announced on Friday. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Ben Zobrist Eyes August Return to Cubs After Minor League 'Rehab' Games," 26 July 2019 Jackson’s loan is more like a minor league assignment in baseball than a traditional loan. — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, "Rapids’ Niki Jackson making the most of his loan to Charlotte," 24 July 2019 Utilityman John Berti, out since May 19 with a left oblique strain, could head out on minor league rehab assignment in the coming days. — Doug Padilla, sun-sentinel.com, "Ryu, bullpen dominant as Dodgers edge Marlins," 20 July 2019 Hays joined Aberdeen Thursday on a minor league rehab assignment. — Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, "IronBirds finally win a 10-inning game," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'minor league.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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