I still would like to hear the audio before we just throw this completely on Rizzo. He may have been a complete douche, but there's no way of knowing if he was pushed without that audio.
Hey, you edited your post before I could respond to the previous one!
At the request of the Baseball Writers Association of America, the commissioner’s office became involved in the situation, and the Nationals are now permitting Eckstein to share his thoughts from time to time.
In response to your deleted text, yes, Rizzo and the Nats had their hands slapped by the commissioner's office and are now complying with the league policy on access to team management.