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Why Does Baseball Have Two Leagues? The Story Behind the AL and NL
There were no games last night -- both pennants are decided and the World Series starts tomorrow night! So today The Skipper and the crew answer a question most fans never stop to ask: why does baseball even HAVE two leagues? We trace the National League back to 1876 and the American League's rise from a minor league in 1901, explain the designated hitter gap between the two leagues (the AL added it in 1973, the NL not until 2022), and reveal tonight's real headline: the Milwaukee Brewers, who won the 1982 American League pennant before switching to the National League, just won the 2026 NL…
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