Seaver King Explained

Seaver King
Team:Washington Nationals
Position:Third baseman / outfielder
Birth Date:25 April 2003
Birth Place:Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right

Seaver King (born April 25, 2003) is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization. He played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Wingate Bulldogs. King was selected tenth overall in the 2024 MLB draft by the Nationals.

Amateur career

King was born on April 25, 2003, in Athens, Georgia, later attending Athens Christian School.[1]

King began his college baseball career at Wingate University. He batted .381 with 18 doubles, four home runs, and 44 RBIs during his freshman season with the Bulldogs and was named first-team All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC).[2] After the season, King played summer collegiate baseball for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley Baseball League (VBL) and was named a league all-star and the MVP of the VBL Southern Division.[3] As a sophomore he hit .411 with 91 hits and 53 RBIs and repeated as a first-team All-SAC selection.[4] Following the 2023 season he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] [6] He transferred to Wake Forest before his junior year.[7]

Professional career

King was drafted by the Washington Nationals with the 10th overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 19, 2024, he signed with the Nationals on an underslot contract worth $5.15 million.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athens Christian's Seaver King to compete at GHSA state track meet. Athens Banner-Herald. May 13, 2021. May 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: King Brings 'Swagger' To Turks Infield. Daily News-Record. June 22, 2022. May 8, 2024.
  3. Web site: VBL Awards: Harrisonburg's King named South Division MVP. TJ. Eck. WHSV.com. August 1, 2022. May 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: Deacs lose two to the transfer portal, but gain another Hawke. Winston-Salem Journal. June 28, 2023. May 8, 2024.
  5. Web site: Seaver King - Profile . pointstreak.com . July 16, 2024.
  6. Web site: Goold: Why Wake Forest stars will draw Cardinals' gaze this season as 7th pick looms. Derrick. Goold. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 16, 2024. May 8, 2024.
  7. Web site: 2023 NCAA Transfer Portal Winners And Losers. Baseball America. August 17, 2023. May 8, 2024.
  8. Web site: Nationals Sign First-Round Pick Seaver King. July 19, 2024. mlbtraderumors.com. 19 July 2024 . en.