minor league
noun
: a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
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Known widely by his stage name of-sorts, Scott Alan, the Illinois native announced for the Indianapolis Indians minor league baseball team, the Indy Eleven soccer club and the minor league hockey Indy Fuel.
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John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s a little more than 34% of the teams in MLB’s 120-team minor league structure.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Big League Advance pioneered the model of paying minor league players an upfront sum in exchange for a share of their future earnings.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s a little more than 34% of the teams in MLB’s 120-team minor league structure.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Big League Advance pioneered the model of paying minor league players an upfront sum in exchange for a share of their future earnings.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Minor league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20league. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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