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The A’s and general manager David Forst are breaking up.
After 27 seasons with the same organization, Forst agreed to mutually part ways with the team that moved from Oakland to West Sacramento temporarily prior to the 2025 MLB season.
Assistant GM Dan Feinstein will be the A’s interim general manager for the remainder of the 2026 season, the team announced.
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“David has been an integral part of the A’s and our success for nearly three decades,” A’s owner and managing partner John Fisher said in a press release. “His leadership, dedication, and commitment to this team have helped shape our baseball operations department and position us for the future. We are grateful for everything David has done for our organization.”
“It was truly an honor to spend the last 27 years with the A’s, especially the last 11 as the GM,” Forst said via the same release. “This organization is full of incredibly talented, devoted, and good people, and I am lucky to have worked alongside them for so long.”
Forst joined the Oakland Athletics as a front office scouting executive in 2000, remaining with the club under then-GM Billy Beane during their run of American League West dominance that was chronicled in the book “Moneyball” and the screen adaptation of the same name.
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A Harvard graduate, Forst joined the A’s immediately after his brief independent league playing career ended.
The A’s are 45-70 on the heels of eight consecutive losses. Although Forst’s exit is surprising giving the continuity of the team’s front office this century, the team’s play on the field make any shakeup unsurprising. The A’s were largely expected to take a step forward after their record improved each of the last two years.
The A’s have not reached the postseason since 2020, when they won the AL West during the pandemic-shortened regular season. Since then, they have turned over their roster and embraced a youth movement that was intended to bear fruit with the team slated to move to a new Las Vegas ballpark in 2028.
MORE: Former Red Sox pitcher, 32, announces immediate retirement from baseball
Instead, the team took a step backward. Many of its homegrown stars, including outfielder Lawrence Butler, first baseman Nick Kurtz, and infielders Jacob Wilson and Max Muncy, have been ineffective, injured or both.
Now, the A’s will look to a new executive to chart the course forward on the field.
Continue reading...
After 27 seasons with the same organization, Forst agreed to mutually part ways with the team that moved from Oakland to West Sacramento temporarily prior to the 2025 MLB season.
Assistant GM Dan Feinstein will be the A’s interim general manager for the remainder of the 2026 season, the team announced.
MORE: Legendary Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow makes major announcement
“David has been an integral part of the A’s and our success for nearly three decades,” A’s owner and managing partner John Fisher said in a press release. “His leadership, dedication, and commitment to this team have helped shape our baseball operations department and position us for the future. We are grateful for everything David has done for our organization.”
“It was truly an honor to spend the last 27 years with the A’s, especially the last 11 as the GM,” Forst said via the same release. “This organization is full of incredibly talented, devoted, and good people, and I am lucky to have worked alongside them for so long.”
Forst joined the Oakland Athletics as a front office scouting executive in 2000, remaining with the club under then-GM Billy Beane during their run of American League West dominance that was chronicled in the book “Moneyball” and the screen adaptation of the same name.
MORE: Former All-Star, World Series MVP cut immediately after MLB trade deadline
A Harvard graduate, Forst joined the A’s immediately after his brief independent league playing career ended.
The A’s are 45-70 on the heels of eight consecutive losses. Although Forst’s exit is surprising giving the continuity of the team’s front office this century, the team’s play on the field make any shakeup unsurprising. The A’s were largely expected to take a step forward after their record improved each of the last two years.
The A’s have not reached the postseason since 2020, when they won the AL West during the pandemic-shortened regular season. Since then, they have turned over their roster and embraced a youth movement that was intended to bear fruit with the team slated to move to a new Las Vegas ballpark in 2028.
MORE: Former Red Sox pitcher, 32, announces immediate retirement from baseball
Instead, the team took a step backward. Many of its homegrown stars, including outfielder Lawrence Butler, first baseman Nick Kurtz, and infielders Jacob Wilson and Max Muncy, have been ineffective, injured or both.
Now, the A’s will look to a new executive to chart the course forward on the field.
Continue reading...
