Nationals extend Dave Martinez through 2023

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez agreed to a new contract. Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Nationals extend manager Dave Martinez through 2023

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 25, 2020 4:46 PM ET

The Washington Nationals missing the playoffs and sitting in last place in the National League East standings at the start of the final weekend of the pandemic-shortened MLB season didn't stop the club from rewarding manager Dave Martinez.

ESPN reported Friday afternoon that the Nationals replaced an option on Martinez's contract for 2021 with a three-year deal that is worth $7.5 million, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

Martinez, who turns 56 years old on Saturday, guided the Nationals to the franchise's first World Series title in 2019. According to Baseball-Reference, he's tallied a regular-season record of 198-183 (.520 winning percentage) with Washington the past three campaigns heading into Friday's game.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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