English Dictionary

farm league

noun

(baseball) One or more minor league teams owned by a baseball franchise and used as a training and testing ground for rookies, who, if they perform well, move on to play in the main major league team.

He played in the farm league before making it to the major leagues.

意味（1）

(baseball) One or more minor league teams owned by a baseball franchise and used as a training and testing ground for rookies, who, if they perform well, move on to play in the main major league team.

The Yankees entered the farm league business in 1929 when they purchased Chambersburg in the Class D Blue Ridge League.

意味（2）

(sports, by extension) A minor league team from which scouts recruit players for the major league.

Now the CEO of Isiah International Inc. has his sights set on nothing short of establishing an official farm league for the NBA, establishing a system similar to the one which currently operates in Major League Baseball.

意味（3）

(by extension) A position or venue from which talent is recruited for showing potential.

An industry source told MP3.com that the site is "supposed to be a farm-league thing.