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Also Known As National League of Professional Baseball Clubs • NL
Date 1876 - present
Areas Of Involvement baseball • professionalism • World Series
Related People Bryce Harper • Juan Soto • Jackie Robinson • Pete Alonso • Omar Vizquel • Paul Goldschmidt • Albert Pujols • Tony La Russa • Dwight Gooden • Miguel Cabrera • Phil Niekro • Daisuke Matsuzaka • Tim Lincecum • Roberto Clemente • Mark McGwire

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