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Nats fire Bowden assistant Jose Rijo (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Jose Rijo, a special assistant to Nationals general manager Jim Bowden, was fired by Washington on Thursday, the latest fallout from a scandal involving a top prospect from the Dominican Republic who lied about his age and name. The team also fired Jose Baez, the Nationals' director of operations in the Dominican Republic, and cut ties with Rijo's baseball academy in the Dominican Republic.