Talking with reporters after he’d signed his multi-year extension with the Nationals this past summer, Washington’s GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo said the potential sale of the ballclub did not factor into his thinking in signing on to stay in the nation’s capital.
Rizzo also said he has had the full support of their ownership group throughout his tenure in D.C., and especially as they’ve gone through the reboot they kicked off at the trade deadline in 2021.
“I’ve never spoken to them about their commitment and if they’re going to sell the team and that type of thing,” he explained.