the American League

noun

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

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Maris was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1960 and 1961, and the 1961 plaque for that accomplishment is at the museum. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 The Royals actually take the first pitch more frequently than any team in the American League. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025 As the American League’s leading vote-getter, Judge earned an automatic start in the exhibition. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 Here's where Crochet sits among the American League's top starters in ERA so far in 2025: 1. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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