the American League

noun

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

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Detroit’s +45 at home is far and away the best in the American League, and trails only the San Diego Padres (+47) in all of MLB. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Based on performance alone, here are my picks for the April All-Star teams for the American League and National League. Jim Bowden, New York Times, 1 May 2025 That’s a jaw-dropping gap, the third-widest in the American League. Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025 As of this writing the Giants (17-10) are in a dead heat for first in the NL West with the Padres (17-9) and Dodgers (16-10), all three of whom have won more games than any of the three division leaders in the American League. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025 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 May. 2025.

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