N: Chris Nabholz to Jerry Nyman, 1990 Minor League Players

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Players A to Z: Chris Nabholz to Dan Nyssen
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 - Tim Naehring, Harsh Game, 12/7/10
 - Charles Nagy, Burning Desire, 5/17/12
 - Gary Nalls started slow in 2nd season, saw 6 total, made AA, 12/6/20
 - Jerry Narron, Stayed Connected, 5/21/13
 - Bob Natal, Didn't Disrupt, 4/15/14
 - Jeff Nate, Higher Level, 6/14/17
 - Lipso Nava learned in 17 pro seasons, 11/11/17
 - Luis Navarro helped high school no-hitter, saw 3 seasons, 3/8/25
 - Tito Navarro, Good Time, 4/30/17
 - Ed Naveda, Playing Hard, 9/14/10
 - Denny Neagle, Already Familiar, 6/11/10
 - Dave Neal pitched well in single-A loss; Saw four seasons then had elbow surgery, 9/7/22
 - Tim Nedin, That Pitch, 10/8/14
 - Troy Neel, Another Name, 12/29/10
 - Jim Neidlinger, Savoring the Minutes, 10/15/10
 - Skip Nelloms got discouraged at beginning, played three seasons, made high-A, 2/5/21
 - Brian Nelson played with future Royals GM in college; Later played three seasons in pros, 4/24/20
 - Doug Nelson, Young Pitcher, 3/11/13
 - Jamie Nelson, Injuries and Expectations, 4/25/11
 - Jeff Nelson, Good One, 12/17/14
 - Jerome Nelson, His Part, 7/31/17
 - Mike Nelson worked hard to run his own club, 11/4/19
 - Rick Nelson, Bases Cleared, 3/31/16
 - Tom Nevers made 1st round, saw 13 seasons, AAA, coached, 3/30/25
 - Mike Newby, College Transfer, 2/19/17
 - Tom Newell turned pitcher, made bigs, 10/17/15
 - Craig Newkirk, Quiet Style, 6/1/14
 - Tim Newlin, Door Slammed, 11/6/14
 - Alan Newman, The Stuff, 10/3/14
 - Jeff Newman, Big Hits, 12/28/16
 - Tom Newman, Mental Lock, 5/14/16
 - Matt Newsom served as minors GM and in racing, also donned a chicken suit, 1/28/20
 - Warren Newson, Still In, 12/7/11
 - Steve Newton had success as starter, saw six pro seasons, 11/7/21
 - Andy Nezelek, Fall Back, 9/10/11
 - Brian Nichols, Tied Up, 11/22/12
 - Carl Nichols, High Pressure, 7/30/11
 - Chet Nichols, Biggest Thrill, 1/24/16
 - Rob Nichols saw single pro season, 10/22/17
 - Scott Nichols, Scouting Rasmus, 8/4/10
 - Ty Nichols, Added Up, 4/4/13
 - David Nied hoped for quality starts with Rockies, did briefly, then injuries came; Saw bigs over five seasons, 6/17/23
 - Tom Niedenfuer, Looking Back, 8/27/17
 - Darren Niethammer showed he could work with Rangers over six seasons; Made AA, 6/14/22
 - Tom Nieto, Great Day, 8/15/13
 - Ernie Nieves, Started Strong, 5/6/13
 - Fionel Nieves struggled with control, saw 2 pro seasons, 3/26/25
 - Melvin Nieves, Stuck With It, 11/26/14
 - Dave Nilsson, Did That, 11/19/15
 - Robin Nina took a no-hitter late to open 1989; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 3/6/22
 - Robo Niner, Baseball Head, 11/16/14
 - Toby Nivens, Biggest Thing, 8/21/19
 - David Nix learned as pro, then injury, passed in 2018, 6/10/25
 - Donell Nixon, Ran Into, 10/25/12
 - Jason Nixon set records, turned pro, 4/11/13
 - Doug Noce, College Success, 12/30/13
 - Paul Noce, Hard Work, 4/28/10
 - J.D. Noland, Fast Enough, 4/27/12
 - Dickie Noles, Wasn't Awed, 8/25/12
 - Eric Nolte, Real Thrill, 7/22/12
 - Jay North followed his career from pitching to coaching and then to scouting, 7/22/22
 - Randy Nosek, Needed Confidence, 2/13/11
 - Ed Nottle, Lifetime Busher, 12/22/10
 - Rafael Novoa, Same Fastball, 2/4/11
 - Rick Nowak, Never Seen, 10/29/13
 - Barney Nugent, Caring Guy, 7/14/12
 - Tom Nuneviller, Positive Attitude, 6/17/13
 - Alex Nunez, Too Few, 10/24/14
 - Bernie Nunez, Make Contact, 6/18/12
 - Mauricio Nunez, Playing Ball, 6/21/11

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