taxi squad
Americannoun
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(formerly) a group of players under contract to and practicing with a professional team who are not on the team's roster as playing members and therefore are ineligible to play in official games.
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the four extra players on a professional football team's roster who are not allowed to suit up for an official game but who are ready to join the team at any time to replace injured or unsuccessful players.
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Etymology
Origin of taxi squad
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Roberts said the duo were on the taxi squad — as insurance for Hyeseong Kim and Tommy Edman — and would likely be headed back to triple-A later in the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Knack, whose career was in danger of stalling after a poor 2022, was briefly on their taxi squad prior to the break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Then, after Jake Bowers got hurt crashing into the left-field wall in the first inning of his Yankees debut on Saturday, Cordero headed back to Texas on Sunday to join the Yankees taxi squad.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2023
Ruiz got a taste of a championship in 2020 as a young catcher on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ taxi squad.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2023
Marlowe, 25, traveled with the Mariners during the postseason as a member of the taxi squad.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
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