farm club
Noun
Meaning
a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
Source: WordNetSynonyms
farm team
minor league
reserve team
youth academy
training ground
junior team
farm system
development squad
feeder team
developmental league
player development program
prospect pipeline
talent incubator
youth development program
player development pathway
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Although he was on the roster of its farm club, Milwaukee manager Charley Grimm later stated, "From the start, he did so well I knew we were going to have to carry him."
The Binghamton Triplets of the Eastern League, founded in 1923, became a farm club of the New York Yankees in 1932, and sent many players to New York through 1968, when the team folded.