the American League

noun

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

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For his incredible season, Judge was voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Quintana established himself as one of the best pitchers in the American League with the White Sox a decade ago. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 At one point, in 1950, the American League and the National League didn’t agree on how to define it. Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025 The Red Sox have some bite again, and the American League East is a lot stronger for it. Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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