How to Use minor league in a Sentence

minor league

noun
Definition of minor leaguenext
  • At the time, the Padres were a minor league team in the Pacific Coast League.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The Astros signed him to a minor league deal last month.
    — Chandler Rome, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Detwiler signed with the Reds as a minor league free agent in April.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Back in his minor league days, Wainwright was left off the U.S. Olympic team in 2004.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Raised in the ways of the Gulf Coast, Buffett’s first love in sports was minor league baseball.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Back to top All of these changes have been tested in 8,000 minor league games, MLB says.
    — USA Today, 28 Mar. 2023
  • That aligns with the trend of growth throughout Moreno’s minor league career.
    — The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Kemp joined the Cincinnati Reds on a minor league contract this week.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There, Earnshaw won three games in the matchup of champions of the two top minor leagues.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • The 40-year-old who lives in Highland Park, also took part in a few more minor league camps.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
  • On the farm The sport’s best minor league system had some movement Sunday.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Has been since the dawn of the minor league system and especially in the free agency era.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • McGarry doesn’t show up on many prospects lists, but he was named the Reds’ minor league hitter of the year in 2022.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Take him out to a ballgame to see his favorite team or cheer on the local minor league.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2024
  • Take him out to a ballgame to see his favorite team or cheer on the local minor league.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2024
  • But über sports fans can spend some of their winnings on a minor league baseball team.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Being ranked one of the top minor league ballparks in the country means the bar is set high for vendors of BB&T Ballpark.
    — Alex Cason, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The Sox signed Kelly to a minor league deal seven months after his surgery.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022
  • That Chang is out of minor league options also played a role in the decision.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The signing of catcher Jorge Alfaro to a minor league contract this past week wasn’t big news.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Wong is an 11-year MLB veteran who signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers two weeks ago.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Those additions are in the forms of waiver claims, minor league deals, smallish free agent deals and trades.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Rob Brantly, 34, was signed to a minor league deal in January.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Langford’s minor league tenure might not be all that long.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Kelly has appeared in six minor league games since Sept. 1.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The Angels only needed to sign Ohtani to a minor league contract and pay him a paltry bonus of $2.315 million.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • He’s expected to pitch in a minor league rehab start this week, which could set him up for two final home starts.
    — Steve Hewitt, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The Guardians were formerly known by the Indians, the same name as the Indianapolis minor league team.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Lyles, 33, will report to the team’s Arizona complex to build up endurance before reporting to a minor league affiliate.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • Harvey netted minor league infielder Cayden Wallace and the 39th pick in the draft, which turned into catcher Caleb Lomavita.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 31 July 2024

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