Examples of the American League in a Sentence
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The Sox came into the Bronx with a 32-19 record since April 17, the second-best record in the American League behind the Yankees, who were 33-18.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The worst record in the American League A season after setting the MLB record for the most losses in a single season (121), the White Sox were pacing for an encore at 23-49 on June 15.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But nobody, maybe only Brunson, could match what Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski did in the waning weeks of the 1967 season when the Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were all competing for the American League pennant.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Varland, the American League’s top reliever thus far, had only allowed two runs prior to Goldschmidt’s two-run, go-ahead blast, which sparked a 3-1 victory for the Yankees.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The worst record in the American League A season after setting the MLB record for the most losses in a single season (121), the White Sox were pacing for an encore at 23-49 on June 15.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But nobody, maybe only Brunson, could match what Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski did in the waning weeks of the 1967 season when the Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were all competing for the American League pennant.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Varland, the American League’s top reliever thus far, had only allowed two runs prior to Goldschmidt’s two-run, go-ahead blast, which sparked a 3-1 victory for the Yankees.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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