US EditionManager Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo fired by the Washington Nationals
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 6 – The Nationals ended ties with Martinez and Rizzo after a 7-19 June and a 37-53 start, seeking new leadership to improve their standing in the National League East.
- Following a sweep by the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Nationals announced on Sunday that they have dismissed their manager, Dave Martinez, as well as general manager Mike Rizzo.
- The Nationals posted a 37-53 record this season, placing them at the bottom of the National League East standings and extending their streak to six straight losing seasons since their 2019 World Series championship.
- Mark Lerner expressed gratitude for Martinez and Rizzo’s roles in the franchise’s greatest moments, including the 2019 championship, while emphasizing the need for new voices to rebuild and maintain the team's culture.
- Lerner named Mike DeBartolo, assistant general manager, as interim GM to lead the team through the rest of the season and prepare for the upcoming MLB Draft where the Nationals hold the top pick.
- The franchise considers this a crucial juncture and believes that adopting new strategies and revitalized enthusiasm is vital for regaining competitiveness and achieving sustained success over time.
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The Washington Nationals decided to clean the house by firing their general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martínez after years of performance that left much to be desired. This decision, announced on Sunday, July 6, was expected but not least shocking. While the team is still sunk in the bottom of the East Division of the National League, it is clear that what the club needed was a drastic change of course. End of the honeymoon: goodbye to…
Manager Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo get fired by the last-place Nationals
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That C.J. Abrams fly ball to end yesterday's Red Sox–Nationals game must have pissed someone off, because the game itself didn't warrant the Nationals firing GM Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez any more than any of the other 52 losses that came before it. It was just another thing that happened to the Nats in their fruitless chase to be either young and spunky or memorably awful when in fact they're just normally awful. We say this not beca…
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