farm club

Noun

Meaning

a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

farm team minor league reserve team farm system training ground development squad feeder team youth academy junior team player development program player development pathway talent factory young talent pipeline developmental league player farm

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Antonyms

failure inability disability ignorance incompetence incapacity

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Hypernyms

minor-league club minor-league team

Examples

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." Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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