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 :Far as I know, the NA is still not considered to be a ""major league"", but its stats may turn up for individuals as a reference point. The NA was replaced by the NL as the top professional league. Again, far as I know, ""Major League Baseball"", in itself, is considered to be the AL and the NL only. History books tend to put the AA, UA, PL and sometimes the FL (and once, but no longer, the NA) in the ""major league"" category (note lower case) in the sense of being top professional leagues in the USA. ← '''' → "