Source: Nationals pick Bud Black over Dusty Baker

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Editor's Note: The video above is a segment from But Seriously on Oct. 6, 2015.

The Nationals plan to name Bud Black their next manager, a source told CSN Mid-Atlantic Wednesday night, but an official announcement isn’t likely until after the conclusion of the World Series sometime next week.

Black, who managed the Padres from 2007-15, was selected by the Nationals from a pool of at least eight candidates, including fellow finalist Dusty Baker. Both longtime big-league skippers were in town Monday for a second round of interviews with club executives, including general manager Mike Rizzo and members of the Lerner family.

The Washington Post was first to report Black’s pending hire.

Black, 58, becomes the sixth full-time manager in Nationals history, which extends back only 11 years. None of the club’s previous managers since the franchise relocated to Washington in 2005 lasted more than 2 1/2 years on the job, with Matt Williams the latest to go after only two seasons in the dugout.

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