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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

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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

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If he needs to spend time refining his delivery in the minor leagues, the Dodgers have the necessary depth to cover his absence.

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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.

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Some leagues even allow drafting minor league players.

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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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