the American League

noun

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

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The Blue Jays lead the Yankees by three games in the American League East. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The Red Sox entered Wednesday tied with the New York Yankees at 2 1/2 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays for the American League East lead. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 George Springer’s revival season reaches new heights Springer ended last season with the ninth-lowest OPS in the American League. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 The Mariners have lost 11 of their last 17 games to fall out of first place in the American League West and now trail the division-leading Houston Astros by three games. John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 2 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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