The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal with Boston Red Sox assistant GM Paul Toboni to become their new top baseball operations executive, reports ESPN . The team has not yet announced the hire. The Nationals fired longtime GM Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez in July.

Toboni, 35, started with the Red Sox are an intern in 2015 and gradually rose through the ranks. He ran Boston's amateur scouting department from 2019-22, during which the Red Sox drafted players including Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, and Kristian Campbell, before being elevated to assistant GM in 2023. Toboni spent time with the Athletics prior to joining the Red Sox, so he's worked in two of the most analytically inclined front offices in the game.

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