American League

noun

1. one of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1900. A.L.

Example Sentences

George Springer, Andres Gimenez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alejandro Kirk and Addison Barger homered for the Blue Jays, who had been out-scored 13-4 and out-hit 17-8 in dropping the first two games of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series at home.

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Baseball fans in the Pacific Northwest waited 24 years to see their beloved Seattle Mariners earn a chance to compete for the American League pennant.

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The Mariners survived an epic performance from Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal then held on to reach the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2001.

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A victory in that seven-game set will land them back in the World Series, where they will be even heavier favorites against whatever inferior team the American League can muster.

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I was there too, when Wilson became the first African-American to pitch a no-hitter in the American League.

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