The Washington Nationals fired manager Davey Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez on Sunday night, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, hours after a 6-4 loss at home completed a sweep of his struggling club by the Boston Red Sox.
The Nationals, who begin a series against the Cardinals in St. Louis on Tuesday, are 37-53 and stuck in fifth place in the National League East. And while Sunday's loss to Boston was competitive, the first two defeats in the series, in front of a combined 71,674 fans at Nationals Park, were not.