Miguel Cairo, who has served as a Washington Nationals bench coach for the past season and a half, was named interim manager of the Major League Baseball club on Monday."Miguel is well-respected in our organization and around baseball,

A day after a major organizational shakeup, the Nationals named Miguel Cairo as the interim manager on Monday. Cairo will replace Dave Martinez, who was fired on Sunday along with general manager Mike Rizzo.

Major League Baseball season saw its most recent managerial casualty on Sunday, as Washington Nationals skipper Dave Martinez was cut loose, along with general manager Mike Rizzo. It wasn't entirely shocking given how much the Nats have struggled since winning the World Series in 2019 and given that they not long ago slipped into last place in the National League East.