Athletics and GM David Forst End Their Partnership

WHO:

MLB.com - David Forst, 50, began his front office career as a scout with the Athletics in 2000 and was named assistant general manager in 2004.

MLB.com - John Fisher, Owner and Managing Partner of the Athletics, expressed gratitude for Forst's contributions.

MLB.com - David Forst, General Manager of the Athletics

MLB.com - Dan Feinstein, Assistant General Manager, named interim General Manager

MLB.com - John Fisher, Owner and Managing Partner of the Athletics

MLB.com - Cole Conn, catcher promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas

MLB.com - Ed Sprague Jr., A’s Director of Player Development

WHAT:

MLB.com - The Athletics announced that they will begin searching for a new General Manager following the departure of David Forst.

MLB.com - Dan Feinstein has been named interim General Manager for the remainder of the 2026 season.

MLB.com - David Forst stated, “It was truly an honor to spend the last 27 years with the A’s, especially the last 11 as the GM.”

MLB.com - Forst served as GM for 11 years and was with the organization for nearly 30 years.

MLB.com - Under Forst's leadership, the A's won the AL West once in the shortened 2020 season and made the playoffs three times from 2018-2020.

MLB.com - The Athletics have a collective 5.44 earned run average this year, ranking them among the worst in the league.

MLB.com - The Athletics have parted ways with General Manager David Forst.

MLB.com - Forst served as GM for 11 years and was with the organization for nearly 30 years.

MLB.com - The Athletics entered play with a record of 45-70 (.391), facing a potential fifth consecutive losing season.

MLB.com - Cole Conn was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas after slashing .281/.400/.438 with seven home runs, 15 doubles, and 37 RBIs in 70 games for Double-A Midland.

mlbtraderumors.com - The Athletics announced they will begin searching for a new General Manager.

WHERE:

mlbtraderumors.com - The Athletics are temporarily playing in West Sacramento, sharing Sutter Health Park with the Sacramento River Cats.

WHEN:

mlbtraderumors.com - A new stadium in Las Vegas is planned to be ready for Opening Day 2028.

WHY:

MLB.com - The decision to part ways with Forst comes amid a rebuild and mixed results in developing a competitive team, with injuries plaguing the core of their youth movement.

mlbtraderumors.com - The Athletics are planning to move to Las Vegas, and the decision to part ways with Forst comes amid a rebuild and mixed results in developing a competitive team.

MLB.com - The decision to part ways with Forst comes amid a rebuild and mixed results in developing a competitive team.

mlbtraderumors.com - The Athletics have been below .500 for the past four completed seasons and are trending towards a fifth.

HOW:

MLB.com - The Athletics are planning to develop an exciting young core to be competitive by the time they move to Las Vegas, with mixed results on the pitching side.

MLB.com - The Athletics plan to develop an exciting young core to be competitive by the time they move to Las Vegas, with mixed results on the pitching side.

mlbtraderumors.com - The Athletics plan to develop an exciting young core to be competitive by the time they move to Las Vegas.

The Oakland Athletics have announced they will begin searching for a new General Manager following the departure of David Forst, who expressed his gratitude for spending 27 years with the team, including the last 11 as GM. In the meantime, Dan Feinstein has been appointed as the interim General Manager for the remainder of the 2026 season. This decision comes as the Athletics aim to build a competitive team amid a rebuild, focusing on developing a young core while facing challenges with injuries and mixed results in their pitching.