Translation guide
A minor-league team affiliated with a major-league team, used for developing players. In Japanese, this is commonly expressed with terms borrowed from English or descriptive phrases.
A minor-league team that develops players for a major-league team.
The most common term, borrowed from English 'farm'. Used in baseball and other sports.
He is getting in shape on the farm team.
Literally 'second team', used in baseball and other sports to refer to the minor-league or reserve team.
A direct borrowing of 'farm team', less common than ファーム alone.
Literally 'development team', used in some contexts to emphasize player development.
He was sent down to the farm team.
The player was promoted from the farm team.
This club puts effort into its farm team.