the National League

noun

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

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Crow-Armstrong won the National League Platinum Glove award Friday night, the byproduct of fan voting to choose the best defensive player among the 10 Gold Glove award winners for each league. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong earned the National League’s Platinum Glove. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026 Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong won the award in the National League. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026 Chris Sale is one of three finalists for the National League Cy Young Award and Walt Weiss is one of three finalists for the NL manager of the year award. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the National League

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