Examples of the National League in a Sentence
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The Padres finished that season ranked 16th in average and 15th in OPS and advanced to the National League Championship Series.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Longtime Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and won the World Series in 1995, has died.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
In the fifth inning, Alex Vesia relieved Sheehan and induced a two-on, two-out fly out from Matt Olson, who might be the National League’s most valuable player to date.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The Braves then beat Pittsburgh in seven games in the National League Championship Series and were part of perhaps the greatest World Series ever, finally losing to the Minnesota Twins in a 1-0 Game 7 that lasted 10 excruciating innings.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Longtime Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and won the World Series in 1995, has died.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
In the fifth inning, Alex Vesia relieved Sheehan and induced a two-on, two-out fly out from Matt Olson, who might be the National League’s most valuable player to date.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The Braves then beat Pittsburgh in seven games in the National League Championship Series and were part of perhaps the greatest World Series ever, finally losing to the Minnesota Twins in a 1-0 Game 7 that lasted 10 excruciating innings.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
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“The National League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20National%20League. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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