How to Use the American League in a Sentence

the American League

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• The same year, he was named the American League Rookie of the Year.
  — Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• But his walk rate (1.2 per 9) was the best in the American League and the best of his career.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• At the time of the trade Cleveland was in fourth place in the American League and Detroit was in sixth place.
  — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• The club, of course, went on to win 74 games, miss the playoffs and finish last in the American League East.
  — Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
• Time for the Orioles to win the American League pennant.
  — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
• The Baltimore Orioles, with the best record in the American League, went out in three games.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• He was named the American League home run champion in 1971 and was placed on their All-Star team that same year.
  — Shyla Watson, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
• Still need to figure out (first base) and (second base), but that's a heck of a start for what is still the favorite to win the American League.
  — Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
• Larry Doby becomes the first black to play in the American League.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
• The grim march backwards continues as the A’s sink in the American League West standings.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
• Butler was named the American League’s player of the week, the second time this season that he’s earned the honor.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
• Franco, who made the American League All-Star team for the first time in 2023, has denied the allegations.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
• The Royals, who rank fourth in the American League in runs scored, put together a five-run inning to take a sizable lead.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
• The Royals have been part of the American League playoff picture since early April.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2024
• The Cleveland Guardians led the American League with five selections.
  — Jacob Lev, CNN, 7 July 2024
• The Sox’s next 13 games will be against the American League East, considered the best division in baseball.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
• Maris set the record after the American League expanded its schedule to 162 games.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• In 2021, Kemp was one of the American League’s most effective hitters at getting aboard.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2023
• However, the American League seems to have greater overall depth.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
• Still, there isn't quite the comparable juggernaut to the Astros in the American League.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 29 Mar. 2023
• One reason for that is, no matter how good or bad a roster the time might have, the American League Central is a very tough division.
  — Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
• This year’s division title in the American League East was a surprise.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• So, why exactly should Astros fans be concerned with the seeding atop the American League?
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 29 Sep. 2024
• The first segment of the postseason — Oct. 3, 4 and 5 — will consist of wild-card round games between the American League’s three wild-card teams and the division champion with the worst record.
  — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• The Royals hope to be competitive in the American League Central.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
• Though the Sox have been roadkill against teams still clawing for playoff spots in the American League, that has been a function of performance rather than by design.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• In the American League, the Orioles’ recent surge gives them an 80% probability of winning the East.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• Compared to the heavyweights on both coasts, the American League Central almost seems like an afterthought.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Baltimore’s bats combined for 10 hits and four homers for the club’s fourth straight win — a streak that follows its four-game skid last week — to drop the Orioles’ magic number to win the American League East to eight.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
• This year’s uniforms feature the National League team in navy with blue sleeves and lettering while the American League team is in a sandy beige with red sleeves and lettering.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025