Examples of the American League in a Sentence
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The starts and 172 innings were his most since the 2019 season, and the righty finished eighth in the American League Cy Young race.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
New York finished 94-68 last season and was just behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the American League East title.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Raleigh, who finished as the American League MVP runner-up last season and set a record for home runs by a catcher and a switch-hitter with 60, chalked up the exchange at home plate to the competitive nature of the WBC.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, while Doby became the American League’s first Black player that same year with the Cleveland Indians.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
New York finished 94-68 last season and was just behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the American League East title.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Raleigh, who finished as the American League MVP runner-up last season and set a record for home runs by a catcher and a switch-hitter with 60, chalked up the exchange at home plate to the competitive nature of the WBC.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, while Doby became the American League’s first Black player that same year with the Cleveland Indians.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“The American League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20American%20League. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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