Nationals fire manager Matt Williams, coaching staff
Posted October 05, 2015 7:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Nationals say they have fired manager Matt Williams and his coaching staff after a season in which the team went from World Series favorite to failing to make the playoffs.
Washington announced the move Monday, a day after the Nationals finished the regular season barely above .500 at 83-79, second to the New York Mets in the NL East.
Williams was the manager in Washington for two seasons. 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.
In this photo taken Sept. 13, 2015, Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams walks in the dugout during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami. The Washington Nationals say they have fired Matt Williams and his coaching staff. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2105 file photo, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo pauses while speaking after a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in Washington. Before the season began, no one was shy about predicting big things for the Washington Nationals. Not even the Nationals themselves, from Bryce Harper's "Where's my ring?" line to manager Matt Williams' clubhouse posting: "The road to the World Series begins today." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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