the National League

noun

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

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More Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A three-man rotation of Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto may be what the Dodgers roll with through the National League Divisional Series. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 They’ve already been eliminated from winning the National League East division by the Philadelphia Phillies. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The Padres began the day two games behind the National League West-leading Dodgers, and the reward for winning the division is a home wild-card series as opposed to the road series the Padres are presently in line to play. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025 The Giants are 19-26 in the National League West with seven games remaining against divisional foes. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.

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