minor league baseball

Developmental professional ballgame

Minor league baseball is the system of professional baseball leagues in the United States and Canada that operate below Major League Baseball.

Teams serve as developmental organizations where players hone skills before potentially advancing to the majors.

The minors are organized into levels—from rookie leagues to Triple-A—with quality of play increasing at each tier.

He spent six years in the minors before getting called up.

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professional tier/league level

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Premier North American ballgame organization

MLB · the show · major league · the bigs · professional baseball

quality/prestige connotation

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Highest professional level

major league · world-class · top-tier · first-rate · elite

professionalism/organization

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Informal youth field game

Little League · college baseball

Family

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