Overview
- The Athletics announced Friday that David Forst and the club have mutually agreed to part ways after 27 years with the organization.
- Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein was named interim GM for the rest of the 2026 season and the team has opened a search for a permanent successor.
- The front‑office change follows a disappointing 45‑70 season that has included a long losing stretch and sustained pitching struggles that weakened the roster.
- Multiple reports say Forst was uncomfortable with relocating to Las Vegas and those accounts, together with other outlets that called the move a firing, contrast with the team's description of a mutual split.
- Forst succeeded Billy Beane as GM in 2015, had his contract renewed last September, and his exit creates questions about roster strategy, payroll and the club's ability to recruit pitchers ahead of the planned 2028 Las Vegas ballpark.