Philly.com · Oct 5, 2015
Nationals fire manager Matt Williams, coaching staff
Former Nationals manager Matt Williams. (Lynne Sladky/AP)WASHINGTON (AP) - Manager Matt Williams was fired by the Washington Nationals on Monday after a season in which the team went from World Series favorite to failing to make the playoffs.
The club announced the move a day after finishing the regular season barely above .500 at 83-79, second to the New York Mets in the NL East.
Williams is gone after only two seasons in his first job as a skipper in the majors. Last year, he was voted NL Manager of the Year after the Nationals finished with the best record in the league. In February, the Nationals exercised his 2016 contract option.