Seaver King impressed during his first Major League Spring Training and began the season ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Nationals’ No. 7 prospect. King, 22, is starting out his third year of pro ball in Double-A Harrisburg.
Get to know the 10th overall pick from the 2024 Draft in this Q&A.
MLB.com: Growing up, besides being a baseball player, what else did you want to do?
King: I played a lot of sports. But I was tiny, so I played baseball. I played basketball until high school, and I played football until middle school. I was a point guard in basketball. But I just passed and played defense; I couldn’t score. In football, I was a quarterback and then DB [defensive back]. I stopped playing those early.
MLB.com: Who is your favorite athlete to watch in any sport, and why?
King: LeBron James. He just does everything at the best level. Watching SportsCenter every morning, seeing LeBron every day.
MLB.com: Who is your favorite baseball player?
King: Probably Derek Jeter. He’s the Captain. He goes about it the right way, played the game the right way, he wanted to win.
MLB.com: What do you think is the “right way” to play the game?
King: It's not always about you. It’s about the team, more often than not. And it’s about winning. I think [Jeter] made that his main thing, and how he handled himself was to win.