the National League

noun

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

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The Philadelphia Phillies, not the Dodgers, have the best record in the National League. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 But that is not how it is supposed to work when playing a team with the third-worst record in the National League. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025 The Chicago Cubs are 33-21 to start the season, leading the National League Central by three games over the St. Louis Cardinals. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 The Giants doubled their lead to 4-0 in the top of the eighth inning when Wilmer Flores drove in Lee with a single, tying the Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki for the most in the National League, and Chapman scored from third on a wild pitch. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the National League

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“The National League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20National%20League. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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