Miguel Cairo, who played for nine teams over 17 MLB seasons before entering coaching, has been selected as the interim manager of the Nationals.

Mike DeBartolo met with members of the baseball operations department via video conference. He outlined his short-term priorities and what he’s been empowered to do.

With the franchise struggling after the first half of the season, the Washington Nationals made a surprising decision to clean house with the firings of both manager Dave Martinez and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo.