farm team

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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It has gotten harder since the pandemic ravaged many of the live venues that served as farm teams for “S.N.L.” stars.

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Las Vegas, a Dodgers farm team from 2001-08, is now a farm team for the Oakland Athletics.

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He spent a couple seasons as a defensive end for the Oklahoma City Drillers, a farm team for the now-defunct United States Football League.

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Adam Johnson, who played with the Kings’ top farm team in Ontario in 2022, died during a game in England when his neck was slashed by a skate blade.

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