the American League

noun

: one of the two major leagues in professional U.S. baseball

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Costas called his last game on Oct. 10, when the New York Yankees bested the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the American League Division Series, to move on to the ALDS against the Guardians. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024 The New York Yankees are going to the World Series after beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024 Stars Came Out In October: The Yankees put on a display of awesome home run firepower to take out the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 In the seventh inning of Game Two of the American League Championship Series, between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians, on Tuesday night, Aaron Judge saw a ninety-five-mile-an-hour fastball, up around his chest, and smacked a two-run home run. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the American League 

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“The American League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20American%20League. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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