A community relations official with the organization was videotaped discussing how the team ‘handled’ Catholic pitcher
By Spencer Nusbaum and Brittany Ghiroli | May 29, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have let go of a community relations executive, sources told The Athletic on Friday, three days after a conservative group posted a hidden camera conversation in which the employee discussed internal deliberations about everything from an alleged social media ban on a Catholic pitcher to relationships with defense contractors and the organization’s efforts to placate President Trump.
The video, which racked up 4 million views on X since it was posted Tuesday, appeared to capture former Nationals director of community relations Sean Hudson talking in a public setting with an undercover “citizen journalist” from the O’Keefe Media Group.
The group was founded by James O’Keefe, who had also founded Project Veritas before leaving the company in February 2023. Project Veritas has been known to use deceptive techniques to record videos secretly and has, in the past, been accused of selective editing.
Hudson did not respond to multiple attempts to reach him for comment via phone calls and messages sent to his social media accounts, some of which… READ MORE HERE
