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Montgomery Biscuits
Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A Southern League (South Division) team in Montgomery, Alabama, Tampa Bay Rays affiliate since 2004; plays at Riverwalk Stadium, won league titles 2006 and 2007, owned by OnDeck Partners since December 2025.
Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos (Les Expos de Montréal), National League expansion team 1969-2004, Canada's first MLB club, homes Jarry Park and Olympic Stadium, 1981 NLCS Blue Monday, 1994 strike, relocated to Washington as the Nationals in 2005.
Mookie Betts
Mookie Betts, also known as Marcus Lynn Betts, is an American professional baseball player and shortstop who won the 2018 AL MVP and four World Series championships.
Moonlight Graham
Moonlight Graham (Archibald Wright Graham, 1879-1965), American outfielder who played one 1905 New York Giants game without batting, then served 44 years as Chisholm, Minnesota school doctor; immortalized in Shoeless Joe and Field of Dreams.
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Moses Fleetwood Walker (Fleet Walker), 1856-1924, American catcher who became the first openly Black major league baseball player with the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings, batting .263 in 42 games, and the last Black major leaguer until Jackie Robinson in 1947.
Munetaka Murakami
Munetaka Murakami (村上 宗隆), Japanese first baseman born 2000 in Kumamoto; NPB home run record holder with the Yakult Swallows, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and Chicago White Sox All-Star rookie.
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
Municipal Stadium (Muehlebach Field, Ruppert Stadium, Blues Stadium) was Kansas City's ballpark at 22nd and Brooklyn from 1923 to 1976, home of the Blues, Monarchs, Athletics, Royals, and Chiefs.
Nap Lajoie
Nap Lajoie (Napoleon Lajoie, 1874-1959), American Hall of Fame second baseman, 1901 AL Triple Crown winner with a .426 average, 3,243 career hits, Cleveland's "Naps" named for him, inducted 1937.
Nashville Sounds
Nashville Sounds, Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers at First Horizon Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded 1978 as a Double-A Southern League expansion club; won 2005 PCL championship and 2022 MiLB Organization of the Year.
Nathan Church
Nathan Michael Church (born 2000) is an American MLB centerfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals; drafted 11th round 2022 from UC Irvine, debuted August 17, 2025, career .239 average with 11 home runs through 2026.
Nathan Eovaldi
Nathan Eovaldi (born 1990) is an MLB right-handed pitcher for the Texas Rangers, formerly Dodgers, Marlins, Yankees, Rays, and Red Sox; two-time World Series champion (2018, 2023) and first pitcher to win five starts in one postseason.
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA) was the first all-professional baseball league, playing 1871–1875 before its clubs left to form the National League in 1876; its major-league status remains disputed.
National League
National League (NL), founded February 2, 1876 by William A. Hulbert with eight charter clubs, the older of MLB's two leagues; adopted the designated hitter in 2022 after the American League did so in 1973.
National League Championship Series
National League Championship Series (NLCS), MLB's best-of-seven playoff deciding the NL pennant since 1985 (best-of-five 1969-1984); winner advances to the World Series; 2026 champion Milwaukee Brewers swept the Dodgers 4-0.
Nationals Park
Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals' MLB ballpark in Southeast Washington, D.C., opened March 30, 2008; cost over $611 million; first LEED Silver-certified MLB stadium; 41,565 seats.
Ned Yost
Ned Yost (born 1954, Eureka, CA) is a former MLB catcher and manager who led the Milwaukee Brewers (2003-08) and Kansas City Royals (2010-19), winning the 2015 World Series with a record 22-9 postseason mark and 746 Royals wins.
Negro American League
Negro American League (NAL), Black professional baseball league founded 1937 under Dr. J.B. Martin as successor to Rube Foster's Negro National League; Midwest-based, home of the Kansas City Monarchs and East-West All-Star Game; MLB-recognized major league 1937-1948, operated into the early 1960s.
Negro league baseball
Negro league baseball: professional African American baseball leagues, founded with the 1920 Negro National League by Rube Foster, that operated under segregation until the 1950s; MLB recognized seven leagues (1920-1948) as major leagues in 2020.
Negro National League (1920–1931)
Negro National League (I), 1920-1931, first sustained Black professional baseball league, founded by Rube Foster in Kansas City; folded in the Depression; granted MLB major league status in 2020.
Nelson Cruz
Nelson Cruz (Boomstick), Dominican MLB designated hitter born 1980; 19 seasons, 464 home runs, 2011 ALCS MVP with Rangers, oldest 30-homer season, Roberto Clemente Award winner.
New Britain Rock Cats
New Britain Rock Cats, Double-A Eastern League team in New Britain, Connecticut (1997-2015), Twins then Rockies affiliate, played at 6,146-seat New Britain Stadium, 2001 co-champions, became Hartford Yard Goats.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays in Manchester, New Hampshire. Founded 1994 in New Haven, relocated 2003; Eastern League titles in 2004, 2011, 2014, and 2018 at Delta Dental Stadium.
New Jersey Jackals
The New Jersey Jackals are an independent professional baseball team in the Frontier League, based at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, with five league titles.
New Orleans Baby Cakes
New Orleans Baby Cakes, Triple-A Pacific Coast League team in Metairie, Louisiana, 2017-2019, Miami Marlins affiliate, renamed from the Zephyrs after the king cake baby; relocated to become the Wichita Wind Surge.
New York Heights
New York Heights, WPBL women's professional baseball team named for civil rights leader Dorothy Irene Height; inaugural 2026 season, manager Rocky Henley, captain Denae Benites, based in New York City.
New York Metropolitans
New York Metropolitans, the original Mets, a 19th-century professional baseball club founded in 1880 by John B. Day and Jim Mutrie; American Association team 1883-1887, won the 1884 AA pennant, lost the 1884 World Series precursor 3-0 to Providence, and folded after 1887.
New York Mets
New York Mets, MLB National League East team at Citi Field, Queens; founded 1960 as NL expansion club, first played 1962; World Series titles 1969 and 1986; owned by Steve Cohen.
New York Yankees
New York Yankees, MLB American League East club founded 1903 as the New York Highlanders, renamed Yankees in 1913; record 27 World Series titles and 41 pennants, most valuable MLB franchise at $8.2 billion.
Nick Adenhart
Nick Adenhart (1986–2009), American MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels; debuted May 1, 2008; killed by a drunk driver hours after his six scoreless innings on April 8, 2009.
Nick Allen (infielder)
Nick Allen (Nicholas Ryan Allen, born 1998) is an American MLB shortstop for the Houston Astros, formerly the Athletics and Braves; 2017 third-round pick, 2021 Olympic silver medalist, Gold Glove finalist known for elite defense.