Manny Acta Fired by Washington Nationals
July 12, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Manny Acta has been fired as the manager for the Washington Nationals. Interestingly, the news became public first when Acta told Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com.
Considering that the Nationals once again have the worst record in baseball, this news isn’t a huge surprise. Under Acta, the Nationals are 26-61 heading into the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
“I thank the Nationals for giving me this opportunity and I’m sorry that things didn’t work out as expected,” Acta told ESPNdeportes.com. “It’s normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well.”
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