Mike Rizzo will continue to be in charge of rebuilding the Washington Nationals in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB).
According to ESPN on the 14th, the Washington club signed a multi-year extension contract with Lizzo, whose contract ends this year. Specific contract terms and conditions were not disclosed.
Rizzo became the general manager in March 2009 and has been in charge of the Washington club for 15 years this year. During Rizzo’s tenure, Washington won the National League (NL) East Division four times and reached the top of the World Series in the 2019 season.굿모닝토토
However, starting with the 2020 season, it remained at the bottom of the NL East for three consecutive years until last year. This season has also recorded 65 wins and 80 losses so far, keeping him at the bottom. This is due to the fact that he started rebuilding by sending out a large number of leading players when he won in 2019.
Washington gave up top pitcher Max Scherzer and All-Star shortstop Trey Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2021 season and brought in four promising players. Core fielder Anthony Rendon left for the Los Angeles Angels after the 2019 season as a free agent, and Juan Soto also went to the San Diego Padres in a trade last year, rejecting Washington’s offer to stay.
“There was a loss, but it was a valuable investment for the next 8 to 10 years,” Lizzo said, “I want to overcome the difficult rebuilding period and make good results.”