A top executive with the Washington Nationals was fired after undercover footage appeared to show him admitting that outspoken Christian pitcher Trevor Williams was intentionally excluded from some of the team’s promotional content because of his religious beliefs.
Sean Hudson, the Nationals’ former director of community relations, lost his job after undercover journalist James O’Keefe released hidden-camera video footage this week.
In the video, Hudson discussed Williams’ public criticism of the Los Angeles Dodgers for honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a drag group known for mocking Christianity and Catholic imagery.
“One of our pitchers, Trevor Williams, he is very Catholic,” Hudson said in the footage.
Hudson then claimed Williams was avoided in some team social media efforts because of his outspoken stance.
“The Dodgers had a group out to the stadium who were drag queens who sometimes dressed up as nuns,” Hudson said. “He went on social media [and wrote], ‘This is wrong. This is my religion. You all are mocking it.’ Because of that, we don’t use him on social [media].”
Williams was among several MLB players who publicly condemned the Dodgers in 2023 for celebrating the controversial drag group during Pride Night festivities.
Following the release of the undercover video, Nationals President of Business Operations Jason Sinnarajah publicly apologized and announced Hudson’s firing.
“We took action right away, and he is no longer employed by the team,” Sinnarajah said during a television interview.
Sinnarajah also disputed Hudson’s claims and insisted the organization does not intentionally sideline players over their religious beliefs.
“We do not hide players from social media,” he said. “Even just last week, we featured several players, including Trevor Williams, as part of their visit to the Museum of the Bible.”
The hidden-camera footage also included comments from Hudson expressing disdain for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hudson claimed he prevented some Nationals players from meeting Hegseth after they expressed interest in speaking with him during a team event.
“We had Pete Hegseth at Space Force Day last year,” Hudson said. “A few players texted me and they were like, ‘Is he going to be here after the game? I want to say hi.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, no he left, he’s gone, sorry.’”
BREAKING NEWS: Washington @Nationals Director of Community Relations Admits on Hidden Camera to Active Religious Discrimination Against Starting Pitcher Trevor Williams, Surveillance of Nationals Fans’ Google History, and Segregated LGBTQ+ Corporate Meetings to an O’Keefe… pic.twitter.com/AWqlq6wXV9
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) May 26, 2026
One of the promotional videos Hudson allegedly excluded Williams from involved Nationals players debating whether a hot dog qualifies as a sandwich.
Williams appeared to subtly respond Friday with an Instagram post featuring a hat reading “Bad Day to Be a Hot Dog.”
The pitcher also referenced his Christian faith in the post while discussing 1 Peter chapter four.
“This entire chapter really addresses the social costs of the faith,” Williams wrote. “Sometimes we lean into it and bravely bear witness to Christ’s truth; sometimes we dodge it and regret it later, feeling we’ve let Jesus down.”
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