As everyone watches the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, the Washington Nationals made headlines by hiring Blake Butera as their new manager. To date, this hiring is the youngest manager in over 50 years. MLB insider Jon Morosi reached out to Mike Piazza, who employed Butera as a bench coach in Italy, to discuss his remarks about the hiring .

“I think it's a great hire and I'm so happy for him,” Piazza said. “He is a very loyal, diligent, efficient, and dedicated baseball man. He commands respect with his knowledge and demeanor.”

The hiring comes in the aftermath of another bad season in D.C., which prompted the Nationals to make more changes to their front office. When the Nats finished 66-96, and last in the NL East, it signalled something had t

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