the American League

noun

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

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The eternal rivals entered their last series of the regular season in possession of the American League’s first (Yankees) and second (Red Sox) Wild Cards. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 The Rangers have won 17 of their past 24, a feisty bunch of Little Rascals piled on each other’s shoulders, stretching to reach the American League playoffs. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 The Yankees trail the Toronto Blue Jays by three games for the American League East lead. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 The Red Sox would be the second wild card team in the American League, but are only 3 games above the surging Texas Rangers who have won six of their last seven games. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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