the National League

noun

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

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Bichette was 2-for-19 in four games with the Mets to start the year, and there's already pressure on the 28-year-old to improve quickly after the National League East club's disappointing 2025 season. Jason Ounpraseuth, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Last season Skenes won the National League Cy Young Award. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 New York is 2-1, a game behind the Marlins in the National League East. Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 The Brewers are looking to the Blue Springs native to be their new ace and lead them back to the National League Championship Series, and maybe even further. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the National League

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“The National League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20National%20League. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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