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Nationals GM Mike Rizzo took a subtle jab at ownership as the team continues to struggle through a lengthy rebuild.
During his negotiations with ownership, Mike Rizzo insists that the topic of whether the Lerners would sell the Washington Nationals never came up. The general manager didn’t need any assurances ...
The Washington Nationals sent shockwaves through the MLB world on Sunday when they announced the firings of both general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Ma ...
The BriefThe Nationals fired general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo on July 6.Rizzo had his first ...
Washington had been Dead Franchise Walking for the better part of several years, a ballclub seemingly on autopilot.
But the Nationals ownership group, headed by Mark Lerner, seems content to let Rizzo twist, knowing he has nowhere else to go. Rizzo was not quoted in the news release announcing Martinez’s ...
That’s not to imply the Nationals are the talk of Major League Baseball’s general managers’ meetings in Las Vegas. Very far from it. But with free agency starting Thursday, the Nationals ...
It was not very long ago that the Washington Nationals were among the biggest spenders in Major League Baseball.. From 2013-2021, they were inside the top 10 of the highest payrolls in the game ...
The Nationals have a clear No. 1 priority this winter: Acquire a big bat to complement Trea Turner and Juan Soto in the heart of their lineup. And Mike Rizzo says ownership has assured him he'll ...
The Washington Nationals agreed to a multiyear extension with general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo, the club announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: Rizzo ...
Under Rizzo’s leadership from 2012 to 2019, the Nationals evolved into one of Major League Baseball’s perennially elite clubs, winning the World Series in 2019 as a Wild Card team and earning ...
Rizzo’s Nationals have now won as many World Series titles since 2012 as Epstein’s Chicago Cubs and Luhnow’s Houston Astros. ... Some places, owners plug in their executives and let them go.