the American League

noun

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

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The Yankees lead the American League East and with Jazz Chisholm Jr. getting ready to return to a rehab stint, the Yankees' offense will be back to full force in short order. Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 Entering Saturday the Orioles were last in the AL East and 11 games back of the first-place Yankees, and their 16 wins were tied with the lowly White Sox for the fewest in the American League. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025 In 2019, Rocco Baldelli, at age 38, became the youngest winner of the American League Manager of the Year Award. Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025 The Yankees are 29-19 — five games up in the American League East. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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