National League

noun

1. the older of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1876. : N.L.

Example Sentences

Currently, they hold a half-game lead over the struggling San Diego Padres for the second National League wild-card spot.

From FiveThirtyEight

She also controlled for the difference in moving from the American League to the National League versus from the National League to the American League.

From Freakonomics

Soto, 22, was one of the league’s best hitters and won the National League batting title.

From Washington Post

Bauer, the National League recipient, became the first Cincinnati Reds pitcher to take home the honor.

From Washington Post

They use Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP, as an example of how PEDs are supposed to boost numbers.

From The Daily Beast

The San Francisco Giants, a National League team, won the World Series, which means Obama should win reelection.

From The Daily Beast

I wouldn't have known it was a place if I didn't see the National League for Democracy sign.

From The Daily Beast

And this dispensing power is to be exercised in favour of the subjects of the National League.

From Project Gutenberg

Is it that the right honorable gentleman has conceived a sudden affection for the National League?

From Project Gutenberg

Clarke is known as one of the most wicked sliders in the National League.

From Project Gutenberg

The game was won, the pennant cinched, and the Giants once more were the champions of the National League.

From Project Gutenberg

They can refuse police protection to persons whose lives are in danger from the National League.

From Project Gutenberg