the American League

noun

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

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Four innings before the Jays finished Saturday’s 10-1 blowout win over the New York Yankees, snatching a series-opening victory in the American League Division Series, Gausman was relegated to spectator. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 The Detroit Tigers avenged their massive collapse in the American League Central in their playoff matchup against the division champion Cleveland Guardians. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The rookie's historic gem catapulted the New York Yankees into the American League Division Series, knocking out their archrival Boston Red Sox in the process. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025 That 2021 season wasn’t particularly great as the Royals had a 74-88 record and finished fourth in the American League Central, 19 games behind the White Sox. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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