Friday, May 15

Welcome to the latest edition of the Nationals Beat newsletter. This is your stop for the latest on and off the field, from news to exclusive player interviews and insights, brought to you by MLB.com club reporter Jessica Camerato.

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. 

MLB.com: Who is your best friend in baseball? 

King: Either [Harrisburg teammate] Caleb Lomavita or [Wake Forest teammate] Nick Kurtz. 

MLB.com: What makes Caleb a good friend?

King: He's one of the most unserious people that I've ever met. So he lightens the mood with anything that happens. 

MLB.com: And what makes Nick Kurtz a good friend?

King: I can pick his brain because he's done all the things that I want to do already.

MLB.com: If you could eat one food every day, no consequences, what are you eating?

King: Probably chicken wings or Chick-fil-A chicken bites.  

MLB.com: Imagine you could play a baseball game anywhere in the world. Where would that be?

King: I’d play on top of a mountain, a warm mountain. I could just tap the ball and it would just go so far. But it can’t be cold. I don’t know if I’d want to play in the cold. 

When James Wood made that electric home run robbery in right field against the Cardinals on Monday night, I thought, "Where have I seen this before?" 

That outstretched grab from the 6-foot-6 outfielder reminded me of this moment from Spring Training 2025. (This happens to be one of my favorite photos I’ve snapped at camp.)

That dazzling grab was years in the making.

Triple-A Rochester left-hander Andrew Alvarez was named the International League Pitcher of the Week. 

Alvarez hurled five scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts on April 2 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He allowed just one hit and one walk in the start. 

Alvarez joins Braves No. 6 prospect Owen Murphy (Double-A Columbus) and Brewers No. 17 prospect Robert Gasser (Triple-A Nashville) as the only Minor League pitchers to record double-digit strikeouts in a game this season. 

Alvarez, 26, participated in Major League Spring Training this year after a historic big league debut last year. He is on the Nationals’ 40-man roster. 

Bring your appetite to Nationals Park this season. There are new food and beverage offerings throughout the ballpark.

Main Concourse

Fuzzies Burgers: Section 106 

Stuggy's Gourmet Dogs: Section 106 

Don Churro: Section 112

Colony Grill Pizza: Section 115

Loaded Nachos: Section 132

FIS Champions Club

Nachos & Burrito Bowl: Section 208 

Lunas de Buenos Aires Empanadas: Section 214 

Club Level

Colony Grill Pizza: Section 227

ULTRA Loft Grill: Section 244

Gallery Level

Don Churro: Section 309

Colony Grill Pizza: Section 311

If you have any dietary restrictions, here is a detailed list of options.

MLB has launched MLB Clubhouse, a YouTube channel created for the next generation of baseball and softball fans. The MLB Clubhouse lineup features player storytelling, animation, educational and creative content, including The Doug Out!, MLB Art Club, No Easy Outs and Let's Play Ball.  

• April 18: City Connect hockey jersey giveaway (first 20,000 fans); Korean Heritage Day (special ticket required)
• April 19: Kids sleeveless hoodie giveaway (ages 12 and under); Youth Baseball and Softball Day (special ticket required)
• Single game tickets

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