Overview

• Mike Rizzo served as general manager since 2009 and as president of baseball operations since 2016, helping assemble the 2019 World Series title team.
• Under his leadership, the Nationals compiled a 1,263–1,317 record and reached the playoffs five times before the recent decline.
• The Nationals sit at the bottom of the NL East and are on pace for their sixth straight losing season.
• Mike DeBartolo, the former assistant general manager, has been named interim GM to oversee the team’s rebuild.
• Rizzo’s “Round on Riz” offer covers the first round of beers from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 14 at Penn Quarter Sports Tavern and Walter’s Sports Bar.