the minors

noun

US, informal

: the minor leagues of baseball

He spent his entire career in the minors.

Examples of the minors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of the minors was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and no officers were injured, police said. —

Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2024 The 32-year-old rookie has posted a 2.77 ERA in 39 innings after toiling in the minors and the independent scene for more than a decade. —

Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024 After two seasons in the minors and one in Japan, Bean returned to the U.S., playing for the Padres from 1993 to 1995 before retiring. —

Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024 Hopefully, someone in the Mets organization will make the suggestion of bringing up a pitcher from the minors. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the minors

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