the National League

noun

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

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Atlanta can't afford to fall any further behind in the National League. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Through five starts, his 1.20 ERA ranks third in the National League. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 Factor in the National League and only the Dodgers have thrown more. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025 In 1990, the first democratic elections since the coup saw a landslide win for the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of a prominent independence leader. Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

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