WASHINGTON — Fired Nationals normal supervisor Mike Rizzo desires to purchase a spherical for followers at two sports activities bars in Washington earlier than subsequent week’s All-Star Dwelling Run Derby.
Rizzo posted on social media Friday an prolonged “thanks” to followers, which included a proposal to purchase a “Spherical on Riz” over a few hours earlier than Monday’s Dwelling Run Derby in Atlanta.
Rizzo and supervisor Dave Martinez had been fired Sunday with the last-place Nationals headed for a sixth consecutive dropping season since profitable their first World Sequence in 2019.
The strikes got here with the Nats holding the No. 1 choose on this weekend’s novice draft. Mike DeBartolo was named interim GM.
Rizzo had been normal supervisor since 2009 and added the title of president of baseball operations 4 years later.
“From the underside of my coronary heart, I wish to thank each fan who has supported my objective to guide this franchise to greatness with integrity, honesty and professionalism,” Rizzo wrote. “D.C. has grow to be our residence in each sense of the phrase and I couldn’t think about a greater place to have carried out all of it collectively than the nation’s capital.”