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On Sunday, the director of the Washington Nationals dismissed the director Dave Martinez and the director general Mike Rizzo in a great organizational reshuffle in the middle of the team difficulties.
The move, which was reported by ESPN, intervenes only a few hours after the Nats fell to the Red Sox in Boston, 6-4, which was a scan at Nationals Park this weekend.
Washington has been at the bottom of the NL East division for some time, having a record of 37-53 now with defeat on Sunday. And although this loss was close, the Nationals were stunned in their original park, 11-2 and 10-3, in the first two games in the series.
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Washington Nationals Director Dave Martinez (4), in the canoe during the match against the Detroit Tigers in Nationals Park. (Images Brad Mills / Imagn)
The team is now 2-10 years old in June, where they had trouble shopping through marble, with an average of only 2.5 per game.
Washington has a very young team, but it is a talented group that has not done that property of progress wants to see.
“On behalf of our family and the organization of the Washington Nationals, I want to thank Mike and Davey above all for their contributions to our franchise and our city,” said the main owner Mark D. Lerner in a statement. “Our family is eternally grateful for their years of dedication to the organization, including their roles in the contribution of a World Series trophy in Washington, DC when we appreciate their past successes, performance on the field was not where we or our fans expect it. It is our pivot team for our club, and we think that the new energy is the best. advance. “
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There were times too, this season, when Martinez became fiery when asked offensive difficulties. After losing against the Miami marlins last month, which pushed the sequence of defeats of the Nats with seven consecutive games, Martinez made a daring statement when a question asked him by a journalist.
“It is never coaching. Never on training. The coaches work every day. We are not going to the finger here and say that they are coaches. They are never on the coaches. They work hard. The message is clear. All the work is done before. So, sometimes, he must go there and play the game. He has always been about the players.
The director general of the Nationals of Washington, Mike Rizzo, speaks to the media during the meetings of the director general of the MLB in Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa. (Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY SPORTS)
On Sunday, the Nationals left 15 runners on the basis, having not obtained sure to save a match in the series.
With the upcoming All-Star after this week of matches, the Nationals quickly passed from Martinez and Rizzo, who were both hinged pieces to obtain the team of the team series in 2019.
Martinez was director when the team won its first world series, but the team began to rebuild after that. Rizzo exchanged the young star Juan Soto at the Padres of San Diego, with Josh Bell, in August 2022.
The agreement gave prospects Robert Hassell III, CJ Abrams, Mackenzie Gore and James Wood – who all have an impact on current nationals. Jarlin Susana, who was also in the agreement, remains among minors.
The director of the Washington Nationals, Dave Martinez (4), returns to a canoe after having made a change of pitch in fifth round against the Los Angeles Angels in Angel Stadium. (Kiyoshi Mio / Imagn images)
But the results on the field have not been the same since this 2019 season, because the Nationals have not been superior to the fourth place in the NL East and failed to reach the playoffs in the last five seasons.
Mike Debartolo, the team’s main vice-president and deputy managing director, was appointed interim managing director, while the team will make an advertisement on Monday to determine who will be the acting director.
