: one of the two major leagues in professional U.S. baseball
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The Padres are 31-22, good enough to sit in the top wild-card spot in the National League on Memorial Day.—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 The two teams are essentially neck-and-neck in the National League standings and the Dodgers didn’t just get a boost in that competition with their latest win.—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 At the time of Reynolds and McElhenney's purchase, Wrexham was at the bottom of the National League.—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 The Padres were 29-20, within two games of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the National League