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MLB

"MLB" is an acronym for Major League Baseball, a professional baseball league in the United States and Canada.

How It's Used

"The MLB trade deadline has come and gone. There will still be a few trades made in August, but the players involved must clear waivers. That means that any team can make a claim and take the player and his salary."

"By dropping Upper Deck, M.L.B. hopes that Topps, under Michael D. Eisner, the former chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, can invigorate card collecting, especially with young fans. The league also believes that one cardmaker can end the confusion of competitors selling multiple card series in hobby shops and big-box stores."

"But in the other 17 starts, he's been brilliant with a 2.87 ERA, a 7-3 record and 14 quality starts. In fact, except for John Lannan (16 of 28), Hernández has a far better rate of quality starts (56 percent this year, 54 percent career) than the rest of the Nats' staff, which is at an ugly 32 percent. The MLB norm is 49 percent."

Also Known As (AKA)

M.L.B.

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