Mike Rizzo, a former Nationals executive, offered to buy fans' drinks before this year's Home Run Derby, adding he had "no regrets" about his 16-year tenure.

Fired Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo wants to buy a round for fans at two sports bars in Washington before next week’s All-Star Home Run Derby.

Recently fired Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is bidding farewell to his former team by buying beers for fans on Monday night.

While Mike Rizzo wrote a heartfelt note to Washington Nationals fans after getting fired this week, the architect of the 2019 World Series squad had one more parting gift up his sleeve.

With the Washington Nationals expected to make a pivotal managerial decision this offseason, we explore the most likely paths forward and what it could mean for the team’s long-term rebuild.

What else do the Nationals need besides a general manager and a skipper as they remake their front office? How about a forward-facing president?

When they let Rizzo go, the Nationals bid adieu to a figure who had seen almost the entire history of the franchise in D.C.. Washington hired Rizzo before the 2007 season, the team's third after its relocation from Montreal. Several former Montreal Expos and Expos draftees were on the roster at that point.

If the Lerner family conducts a serious search and decides Mike DeBartolo is the best guy, the fans will accept that. However, if they just hand DeBartolo the job, it will be a tougher sell. It would be yet another example of the Lerner family being lazy and taking the easy way out.

Washington Nationals interim general manager Mike DeBartolo and interim manager Miguel Cairo are ready to try to turn around an organization that’s had the second-worst record in the majors since 2020.

Fired Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo wants to buy a round for fans at two sports bars in Washington before Monday’s All-Star Home Run Derby.