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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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- minor lea·guer ³¾¾±Â·²Ô´Ç°ù-±ô±ð²¹Â·²µ³Ü±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of minor league1
Origin of minor league2
Example Sentences
The Kings needed more than just a minor league affiliate, however.
If he needs to spend time refining his delivery in the minor leagues, the Dodgers have the necessary depth to cover his absence.
But he caught a break on the first step of the minor league ladder when John Boles, a special assistant with the Mariners, saw Bantz play for Seattle’s rookie-level team in Pulaski, Va.
Some leagues even allow drafting minor league players.
But the team did release a list of players who won’t be going after sending seven players to the team’s minor league camp.
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