the National League

noun

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

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The Japanese pitcher-slugger was again unanimously voted the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, the second year in a row he has been named the league’s best player. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was crowned the National League's Most Valuable Player Thursday night. Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 Pittsburgh finished the year 71-91 and last in the National League Central division. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Skenes won the National League Cy Young Award for being the league’s best pitcher throughout the 2025 season, the MLB announced, adding that the the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted him the winner unanimously. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 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 18 Nov. 2025.

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