the American League

noun

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

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The southpaw won the American League Cy Young Award last year, though he’s allowed seven earned runs over his first 10.2 innings this season. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 On a wet, chilly Monday night downtown, playing a team from the American League Central, a crowd announced at 43,404 showed up at Petco Park. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 Getting Shohei Ohtani out of the American League — and Alvarez into the second spot of the Astros’ batting order — should create a path to the award. Johnny Flores Jr., New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Rooker’s 2025 home run odds to lead the American League in round trippers is +1800, or 18/1 to start the season. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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