Boston Red Sox assistant general manager Eddie Romero is the latest executive to interview for the Washington Nationals’ top front-office job, according to sources briefed on the team’s process.
Romero last week became the second Red Sox assistant GM to interview for the position that opened after the Nationals fired Mike Rizzo as president of baseball operations on July 6.
The Red Sox’s Paul Toboni also has spoken to the Nationals, but reportedly is a top candidate to become Boston’s GM under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
Romero joined the Red Sox in February 2006 as an assistant in international and professional scouting. He then rose through the organization, moving into his current position as executive vice president/assistant GM in November 2018.
Mike DeBartolo, whom the Nationals promoted to replace Rizzo on an interim basis, is also among the candidates for the long-term role. The Nationals are considering hiring both a president of baseball operations and a general manager, and want to fill those spots by the end of the regular season so they can turn their attention to finding a new manager.
Other executives under consideration, according to sources briefed on the team’s process and published reports, include Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye, Dodgers senior vice president Josh Byrnes and Cleveland Guardians assistant GM Matt Forman.
Another candidate, Carter Hawkins, is planning to remain as GM of the Chicago Cubs and is not in the current mix for the Washington job, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Hawkins was in Pittsburgh on Wednesday as the team celebrated its return to the postseason for the first time since 2020.
Hawkins’ removal from the process was first reported Wednesday by Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan in Washington.
The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney contributed to this report.
(Top photo of Eddie Romero (left) with Cedanne Rafaela at spring training in 2024: Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
Sep 18, 2025
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