The Washington Nationals have fired manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo, ESPN reports.  Martinez, 60, had been in his eighth season as Nationals manager. The 64-year-old Rizzo had served as the Nationals' lead decision-maker since March of 2009.

Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo were fired by the Washington Nationals on Sunday amid their sixth consecutive losing season since winning the 2019 World Series. The move came after the Nationals were swe pt by the Boston Red Sox.

The Nationals are dismissing general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez, according to a Sunday afternoon report from Jeff Passan of ESPN. The abrupt reported move severs Washington from the two minds behind the team's only World Series title in 2019.