the American League

noun

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

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The Toronto Blue Jays have slowly but surely chased the New York Yankees down in the American League East. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025 Since May 20, Tampa Bay is 20-8 and stands just 2 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the American League East entering the weekend. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The team is 36-39, and has the fourth-fewest wins in the American League. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025 By the way, Tampa Bay, which has one of the biggest R&D departments, is now in second place in the American League East. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the American League

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