the National League

noun

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

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Freeman has slipped from the top of the National League’s batting average leaderboard with his own 5-for-33 slump over his past nine games, with no extra-base hits and no RBIs in that stretch. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 June 2025 But the Phillies claimed first place in the National League East from the Mets for the first time since May 30. Will Sammon, New York Times, 21 June 2025 The Mets-Phillies series is a big one with implications for the National League East, and Rafael Devers faces his former team once again as the San Francisco Giants host the Boston Red Sox. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 Meanwhile, groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Counties and the National League of Cities supported Sanford in briefs. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 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 25 Jun. 2025.

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