minor league

[ mahy-ner leeg ]

/ ˈmaɪ nər ˈlig /

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noun Sports.

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.

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Origin of minor league

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM minor league

minor lea·guer, mi·nor-lea·guer, noun

Words nearby minor league

minority, minority carrier, minority group, minority leader, minor key, minor league, minor leaguer, minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party

Other definitions for minor league (2 of 2)

minor-league

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/ ˈmaɪ nərˈlig /

adjective

Sports. of or relating to the minor leagues, especially in baseball.

Informal. of little import or consequence: a painter with minor-league talent.

OTHER WORDS FOR minor-league

2 insignificant, lesser, second-rate.

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Origin of minor-league

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; adjective use of minor league

How to use minor league in a sentence

Gerardo Parra gets minor league deal and spring training invite with NationalsSean Doolittle, now headed to the Reds, loved Washington.
Brian Mitchell and JP Finlay will co-host show as part of new lineups at 106.7 the Fan, Team 980|Scott Allen|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
For a moment, it seemed like the aggressiveness from minor league teams was about to backfire.
How Three Minor League Teams Saved Hometown Baseball|Nick Fouriezos|February 3, 2021|Ozy
Washington took him in the second round of the 2014 draft, and he spent five seasons in the minor leagues while waiting for a chance to crack the Capitals’ roster.
Thrust into a starting role, Capitals rookie goaltender Vitek Vanecek is off to a stellar start|Samantha Pell|January 31, 2021|Washington Post
It is the birthplace of Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove, a Hall of Fame pitcher who at one point played in Baltimore for a minor league team called the Orioles.
Winning $730 million Powerball ticket sold in Maryland|Dana Hedgpeth|January 21, 2021|Washington Post

The coronavirus pandemic led to a full cancellation of the minor league season in 2020.
The Nationals’ top international signing wows with his glove, and the team is bullish on his bat, too|Jesse Dougherty|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
Yes, the minor-league baseball player memorably portrayed by Kevin Costner in Bull Durham.
All The Wrong Reasons to Ban Gay Unions|Jay Michaelson|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A former baseball player sues for a minor league living wage.
Former Giants Minor League Player Garrett Broshius Leads a Lawsuit Against Major League Baseball for a Minimum Wage|Eleanor Clift|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Richardson found other coaching jobs but never in the NBA, he was been a career minor league head coach.
Mark Cuban Warns That Basketball Players Could Get the Sterling Treatment Next|Evan Weiner|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here he celebrates the heyday of Birmingham's minor league team, the Barons.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The state of Georgia once had twenty-two minor-league towns; now it has only three.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lemblow was a minor-league pitcher who had long wanted to get a chance to play with the Giants.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick
All were jubilant that they had escaped the humiliation of being whipped by a minor league team.
Baseball Joe Around the World|Lester Chadwick
Mr. Stokowski's doings of the last few years can no longer be classed as minor-league musical sensations.
The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower
We start north to-morrow, went on McRae, in two lots, playing minor league teams on the way to keep in practice.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick
So, when Joe received an offer from the manager of one of the minor league professional teams, he took it.
Baseball Joe in the Big League|Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for minor league

minor league

noun

US and Canadian any professional league in baseball other than a major leagueCompare major league

(modifier) of relatively little importancethat firm is very minor league

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minor league

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