That didn’t take long.
This morning, word began leaking out that the Washington Nationals have fired manager Matt Williams. 30 minutes later, the second leak: the rest of their major league staff has been ousted as well.
The Nats dismissed Manager Matt Williams this morning, per a person familiar with the situation. Ends two years as manager of Nats.
— James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) October 5, 2015
Nationals officially announce that they have relieved Williams and his coaching staff of their duties.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 5, 2015
According to MLB Trade Rumors, this includes…
Chelsea Janes also reports that General Manager Mike Rizzo – the man still with a job after assembling this staff that he just fired – will be addressing the media at 1 pm EDT this afternoon.