minor leaguer
noun
: a player in the minor leagues
He was a minor leaguer before he was drafted into the majors.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe police decided he was a minor leaguer in the drug trafficking world.
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Injuries have turned Bobby Miller into a pedestrian minor leaguer, but if another starter is injured, the Dodgers could be forced to call him up again.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
On the field, Taylor Ward hit a home run for the Angels in the third inning against Dodgers minor leaguer Jackson Ferris.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2025
As a minor leaguer, Campbell saw the lion's share of his playing time at second base, center field and shortstop.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Richard Fitts is expected to start the first of those games on Monday, and minor leaguer Shane Drohan is scheduled to start the second on Tuesday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
On the field, Taylor Ward hit a home run for the Angels in the third inning against Dodgers minor leaguer Jackson Ferris.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2025
As a minor leaguer, Campbell saw the lion's share of his playing time at second base, center field and shortstop.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Richard Fitts is expected to start the first of those games on Monday, and minor leaguer Shane Drohan is scheduled to start the second on Tuesday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Minor leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20leaguer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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