farm team

British

noun

a sports team in a smaller or lower league that is affiliated to one in a larger or higher league

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So far, his American experience has been limited to two games with a Ducks farm team, the San Diego Gulls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In a since-deleted Facebook post, the farm team said they had closed the feeding experiences "due to unforeseen circumstances" and apologised to people who had booked, adding a full refund could be obtained.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Jasson Domínguez, a top 20-year-old OF, had three hits and three RBIs on Tuesday in his Triple-A debut for the Yankees’ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre farm team.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

His parents live in Winnipeg, where Eric is an assistant coach with the Manitoba Moose, the Jets’ farm team.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Then it came in sight,—the farm team going to the mill with sacks of corn to be ground, each horse with a little string of bells to its harness.

From Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Marden, Orison Swett

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