minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Now, Clevinger is signed on a minor league contract with an invite to big league camp, according to Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Drafted ninth overall in 2014, Hoffman bounced through four organizations before, at age 30, signing a minor league deal with the Phillies in March of 2023.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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But after struggling with injuries and inconsistency over the next two-plus seasons, the Rays traded Moore in Aug. 2016 to San Francisco in exchange for third baseman Matt Duffy and two minor league prospects.
—Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Once one of the top prospects in the Mets’ minor league system, Baty and Vientos battled it out for that spot on the big league roster until Vientos won it outright with a 27-homer season in 2024.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Drafted ninth overall in 2014, Hoffman bounced through four organizations before, at age 30, signing a minor league deal with the Phillies in March of 2023.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
More news: Red Sox Sign Former Dodgers Slugger to Free Agent Contract: Report
But after struggling with injuries and inconsistency over the next two-plus seasons, the Rays traded Moore in Aug. 2016 to San Francisco in exchange for third baseman Matt Duffy and two minor league prospects.
—Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Once one of the top prospects in the Mets’ minor league system, Baty and Vientos battled it out for that spot on the big league roster until Vientos won it outright with a 27-homer season in 2024.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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