noun
Central League; CL
One of the two major professional baseball leagues in Japan, alongside the Pacific League.
セントラルリーグの優勝チームはクライマックスシリーズに進出する。
The Central League champion advances to the Climax Series.
Variant with an interpunct; both spellings are used.
The other major Japanese baseball league; often contrasted with the Central League.
From English 'Central League'.