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

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.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

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

Under cover of darkness and with his farm team, he, John Mickley, hauled the Liberty Bell from Independence Hall, Philadelphia, through the British lines, to Bethlehem, where the wagon broke down.

From Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Thomas, Edith

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