the National League

noun

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

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So in 1929, the president of the National League required umpires to start soiling balls for better grip, according to the Baseball Hall of Fame. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 Rounding out the National League's Gold Glove winners were Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, and Pirates utility man Jared Triolo. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 A lot of really good defensive third basemen are stacked in the National League. —

Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024 Schiff was the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee during his time in Congress, while Garvey is a former MLB player, winning the MVP Award for the National League in 1974 and a World Series championship with the Dodgers in 1981. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the National League

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