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Washington Nationals fired manager Dave Martinez and General Manager Mike Rizzo on Sunday in a large organizational shakeup in the middle of team match.
The move reported by ESPN comes a few hours after Nats fell to Boston Red Sox, 6-4, which was a sweeping in Nationals Park this weekend.
Washington has been at the bottom of the NL East Division for quite a long time and owns a 37-53 record now with the loss on Sunday. And while this loss was close, citizens were blown up in their home parks, 11-2 and 10-3, in the first two matches of the series.
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Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez (4) in Dugout during the game against Detroit Tigers at Nationals Park. (Brad Mills/Imag images)
The team is now 2-10 in June, where they have struggled mighty to run across the plate, on average only 2.5 per day. Match.
Washington possesses a very young team, but it is a talented group that has not taken the progress that ownership wants to see.
“On behalf of our family and the Washington Nationals organization, I would first and foremost thank Mike and Davey for their contributions to our franchise and our city,” the main owner Mark D. Lerner said in a statement. “Our family is eternally grateful for their years of dedication to the organization, including their roles in bringing a World Series trophy to Washington, DC, while appreciating their past successes, the on-Field performance has not been where we or our fans expect it to be
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There have also been times, this season when Martinez has been fondly when asked about the offensive matches. After losing to Miami Marlins last month, pushing Nats’ losing row to seven straight matches, Martinez made a bold statement when he was asked a question by a reporter.
“It’s never on coaching. Never on coaching. Trainer work their donkeys every single day. We don’t want to finger points here and say it’s coaches. It’s never on the coaches. They work hard. The message is ready. All that work is done before. So sometimes they have to go out there and play the game. It’s always been about the players. Espn.
Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo speaks to the media during MLB General Manager’s meetings at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa. (Mark J. Revilas/USA Today Sports)
On Sunday, nationals left 15 runners at the base and did not get timely hits to save a game in the series.
With All-Star ahead after this week of games, citizens were quick to move on from Martinez and Rizzo, both of whom were pivotal pieces to get the team’s World Cup in 2019.
Martinez was a manager when the team won his first world series, but the team began to rebuild after that. Rizzo traded the young star Juan Soto to San Diego Padres with Josh Bell in August 2022.
The deal gave the views Robert Hassell III, CJ Abrams, Mackenzie Gore and James Wood – all of whom will influence the current citizens. Jarlin Susana, who was also in the agreement, remains in minors.
Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez (4) goes back to a dugout after making a pitching change in the fifth round against Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imag images)
But the results in the field have not been the same since the 2019 season, as citizens have not been higher than fourth in NL East and have not reached the fall season in the last five seasons.
Mike Debartolo, the team’s senior vice president and assistant general manager, has been appointed temporary general manager, while the team on Monday announces a statement to decide who the temporary manager will be.
