noun
farm team; minor league team
Baseball term for a minor league team affiliated with a professional team, used for player development.
彼はファームチームで経験を積んだ。
He gained experience on the farm team.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
二軍 is the more common Japanese term for a minor league or second-string team, while ファームチーム is a direct loan from English used specifically in baseball contexts.
Loanword from English 'farm team', referring to a minor league baseball team that develops players for a major league club.