the American League

noun

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

Examples of the American League in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seattle reached Game 7 of the American League Championship Series in 2025. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

In what was essentially a formality, Cam Schlittler was named a finalist for the American League Cy Young Award on Monday night. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

The Bronx Bombers were obliterated in the postseason, getting swept in the American League Division Series and tying their longest World Series drought since winning their first in 1923. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The one and only time a 3-0 hole was overcome was in 2004, when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the American League

• blitzkrieg
• fatigue
• intrigue
• muskeg
• chincoteague