minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
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A former professional pitcher, Frisbie has several years' experience as a manager of independent minor league baseball teams.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The team plans to be cautious with Jenkins, who originally injured himself jumping for a fly ball during a workout before minor league spring training began.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Yet fans are expected to pay full MLB prices to watch what often seems like a minor league team.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
More news: Beloved MLB Agent Who Negotiated Largest Contract in Franchise History Dies
A former professional pitcher, Frisbie has several years' experience as a manager of independent minor league baseball teams.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The team plans to be cautious with Jenkins, who originally injured himself jumping for a fly ball during a workout before minor league spring training began.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Yet fans are expected to pay full MLB prices to watch what often seems like a minor league team.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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