MINNESOTA -- Mike Lamb signed with the Twins this offseason for the chance to be the club's everyday third baseman. But now, Lamb has been officially relegated to bench duty.
Mike Lamb is used to bench duty as a veteran of the National...
Cristian Guzman ought to be the Washington Nationals' representative at the All-Star Game, an honor that also would serve as a nice symbol for Nats fans.
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Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman is hitting .315...
National League designated hitters are batting just .238 through Friday, 21 points lower than National League catchers. Nearly half the teams, seven out of 16, have their designated hitters batting under .200. And while the average catcher's OPS in...
PITTSBURGH -- After playing 18 of their past 24 games at home, the Pirates begin a seven-game road trip Monday in Cincinnati.
The Pirates continue to put up impressive offensive numbers. They rank third in the National League in runs...
Background
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876 to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit in contrast to the "Junior Circuit" of the American League, established as a major league in 1901. The two league champions of 1903 arranged to meet in the World Series and, after the 1904 champions failed to do likewise, the two leagues have arranged to meet in that annual culmination of the American baseball season, failing to do so only in the strike-shortened 1994 season. National League teams have won 42 and lost 61 of the 103 World Series played between these two leagues from 1903 to 2007. The Colorado Rockies are the defending National League champions, winning the NL Pennant in 2007.
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