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The most talked about player in the Arizona Fall League might be Seaver King. After a mixed bag of results during his High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg stints in 2025, King was chosen among the eight Washington Nationals’ minor leaguers with an opportunity to play in the prestigious AFL. And so far, King has stepped up to shine in the Arizona sunshine.

Few players had as much to prove as King who was the No. 10 overall draft pick in the deep 2024 class. There was a time when King was a Top-3 projected pick, and he slid due to some inconsistencies in his final season in college that he played with Wake Forest.

The Arizona Fall League (AFL) experience is unique. You get to see advanced prospects teamed up from MLB minor league affiliates from five different MLB teams of eight players each that each team will send. All of that adds up to a total of 40 players per AFL team. They utilize six of the Arizona stadiums from the Cactus League Spring Training sites in Scottsdale, Surprise, Glendale, Salt River, Peoria and Mesa.

Seaver King is shining bright in the Scottsdale desert, and LHP Jake Bennett is showcasing his talents!

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays will be facing each other in the 2025 World Series to begin on Friday. The only pro baseball to watch in the USA for the remainder of the week is in the Arizona Fall League. Yes, the World Series begins in Toronto, Ontario in Canada and doesn’t come stateside until Monday.

While Eduard Bazardo and his manager Dan Wilson are the reality of failing at the highest level as their Mariners fell last night, these minor leaguers are all here in the Arizona Fall League for their chance just to make an MLB debut and stay. As they say, getting to ‘the show’ is hard, staying is harder. Every position player in the AFL wants that George Springer moment; the relievers want that Jeff Hoffman save, and they all want that champagne celebration.