How to Use the National League in a Sentence
the National League
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The Rockies now have the worst record in the National League.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
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But the 2023 Phillies, who stand to clinch the National League title tonight?
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
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Both teams are fighting for a Wild Card spot in the National League.
—Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 8 July 2024
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That talented group of wild and crazy guys helped St. Louis rule the National League in the 1930s.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Ohtani’s Dodgers are also in first place in the National League West.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Overall, most of the game's high-end starters (seven of our top nine) pitch in the National League.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
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Bard was named the National League comeback player of the year.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024
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As the leader of the Brotherhood, Ward was at the forefront of the union’s labor war with the National League.
—Scott D. Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
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The April 10 clash between the two is billed as the most important game in the history of the National League.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2023
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He was regarded as the best closer in the National League.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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In the National League, seven teams are within four games of the final playoff spot.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
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Blackmon’s 14% strikeout rate is the ninth-lowest in the National League, but his last home run was on April 8 vs. Arizona.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
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To that point there had only been six perfect games in Major League history, and none in the National League since 1880.
—Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Sure, the Brewers didn't have much to play for, but the glorious schadenfreude of the moment wasn't lost on Brewers fans, playing in the National League for the first season.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2023
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To attract them and others, the pair paid salaries well above the market rate for the National League division Wrexham played in last season.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Apr. 2024
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My ceiling for them is to reach the National League Championship Series.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
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The Marlins went 84-78, finishing third in the National League East and claiming the second of three wild-card spots into the postseason.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
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And looking around the National League, a lot of other teams have started to go underwater this month.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Starting pitcher Seth Lugo spent most of his career in the National League and is therefore no stranger to hitting.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
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The competition in the National League is pretty stiff.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2023
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Both free passes came around to score in a three-run seventh inning that erased an early deficit and averted a series-opening loss to the National League’s worst team.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
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Bowden’s trial balloon included the end of the American League and the National League.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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Despite the loss, the Brewers still managed to clinch the National League Central division title.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2023
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While the team was able to celebrate an infrequent victory, the game also revealed why the team possesses a 34-65 record, worst in the National League.
—Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
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But the top of the spending standings in the National League Central two months into the offseason are at least eye-opening, and catching the attention of free agents such as Montas.
—The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
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Philadelphia won Game 5, but the Diamondbacks took the final two, and with them the National League pennant.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
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The two will match wits 13 times this season, with both teams expecting to contend for the National League Central Division title.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024
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The team has made five other trips to the playoffs since then, including two appearances in the National League Championship Series.
—Steve Megargee and Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
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Marmol’s Cardinals team won the National League Central in 2022.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Ward’s name, meanwhile, was in front of the sporting public regularly due to the mounting labor struggle between the Brotherhood Union and the National League.
—Scott D. Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
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