| Mike Rizzo | |
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 Rizzo in 2022 | |
| Washington Nationals | |
| President and general manager of baseball operations | |
| Born: December 14, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
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As executive
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Michael Anthony Rizzo (born December 14, 1960) is an American baseball front office executive who is the president of baseball operations and general manager of the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1]
After a brief playing career in minor league baseball,[2] Rizzo transitioned into coaching and scouting. He became the director of scouting for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000. Rizzo joined the Nationals in 2006 as an assistant general manager. He succeeded Jim Bowden as the Nationals' general manager in 2009, and was promoted to team president in 2013. Rizzo and the Nationals won the franchise's first World Series in 2019, defeating the Houston Astros in seven games.[3]
- ^ "Michael Rizzo". thebaseballcube.com. The Baseball Cube. 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Mike Rizzo Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "In This World Series, It Was All About Home-Field Disadvantage". newyorktimes.com. New York Times. 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.