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National League

American  

noun

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


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When Major League Baseball unveiled its initial batch of All-Star voting results Monday, four players from the team that so bothers the rest of America were in position to make the National League starting lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

An official in the Somali National League, Artan became a Fifa referee in 2018 and has officiated at the Africa Cup of Nations.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

His previous visit for Notts involved him scoring a penalty in the National League promotion final shootout against Chesterfield in 2023.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Not long ago, the Diamondbacks paused a game for a moment to announce over the public address system that Vargas had been named the National League player of the month for April.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Several years ago Pete Rose set a National League record by hitting safely in forty-four consecutive games.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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