Lerner also announced that assistant general manager Mike DeBartolo has been named as Rizzo's replacement on an interim basis. DeBartolo will immediately be tasked with running the draft room for next week's MLB Draft, in which the Nationals have the top pick.

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo took a subtle jab at ownership as the team continues to struggle through a lengthy rebuild.

The Washington Nationals have fired general manager Mike Rizzo and field manager Davey Martinez following a prolonged losing stretch and escalating calls for change from fans and analysts. What we knowMartinez was in his contract year,