Cairo, a former MLB infielder from 1996-2012, has been a bench coach in Washington for the past two seasons. Cairo will serve alongside Mike DeBartolo, who was named as the Nationals' interim GM in conjunction with the firing.

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.