Sports leagues
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wild card (n.), wild-card (adj.)
An additional postseason berth granted to a team that does not win its division. Should not be capitalized when standing alone: The Guardians and Orioles are in a heated race for the wild card.; The Falcons and Cardinals are vying for the final wild-card spot in the NFC. Capitalize when written as part of the
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Minor League Baseball
The acronym MiLB is acceptable in all references to Minor League Baseball. Do not capitalize related terms that do not include the full title: minor leagues, minor leaguer, the minors The various levels of the minor leagues are spelled out and hyphenated: Triple-ADouble-ASingle-ARookie In MiLB-centered contexts (such as game stories), use the team name, e.g.