Dave Martinez and Mike Rizzo fired by Washington Nationals

The Nationals officially announce the firings and say that Mike DeBarrolo, Senior Vice President & Assistant General Manager, will be the Interim GM General Manager. An interim manager will be named Monday

The Nationals fire GM Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez. @JeffPassan 1st.

Deadline for Lerners to pick up ‘26 options on Rizzo/Martinez contracts was in July. I guess if they decided not to pick them up, this was one way to handle it. But with a week til draft, absolutly stunning decision on the part of an ownership group that has struggled to make any

Lots of questions to come, but watch how the Lerner family handles the process of hiring a new GM. It’ll be telling. On a momentous day for the Washington Nationals franchise — and what comes next. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07/06/lerners-washington-nationals-ownership/