In a stunning turnabout for a franchise that placed almost blind trust in its top two baseball officials, the Washington Nationals on Sunday fired general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez, who assembled and led the club that won the lone World Series championship in franchise history.

The Washington Nationals fired manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo on Sunday, ending one of the longest partnerships in baseball that included a World Series title in 2019 — the first in franchise history — and the second-worst record in baseball in the six years that followed.