American League
Americannoun
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Bill Plaschke wrote that the Dodgers are “now just eight wins away but, given how mediocre the American League playoff teams appear, they could realistically be just four wins away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
He had utterly dominated the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League wild card series, racking up 10 strikeouts over six innings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
They earned a first-round bye and berth in the American League Division Series this weekend despite a payroll of only $74.2 million — baseball’s lowest and barely one-fifth that of the Mets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
But major-league rules dictate that somebody had to end up on top of the American League West, perhaps the most pitiful division in the history of the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“In the American League it is the Yankees as I said,” the old man said happily.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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