the National League

noun

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

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Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter still expects Adames to leave Milwaukee for the National League West. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 The number of teams spending more than $110 million on free agents last winter: five (three of them in the National League West: the Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants). Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Competing against the best of the National League is another matter, but idling just above .500 isn’t palatable to fans in one of the largest markets in the country. Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 In the National League, San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill was named a Rookie of the Year finalist alongside Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio. Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the National League 

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

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