Athletics Name Cam Castro General Manager

The Athletics announced Wednesday that Cam Castro, Milwaukee’s former senior vice president of player development and performance, will become their general manager, working under president of baseball operations Taylor Smith. Castro, who joined the Brewers organization in 2019, takes over three months after the Athletics parted ways with David Forst, who had held the general manager post since 2015. Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein served in the role on an interim basis for the rest of the season. Smith praised Castro’s player-development experience in a statement released by the team, calling him a partner in running the organization. The Athletics said Castro’s work will complement Smith and the club’s existing staff. The announcement did not outline specific organizational changes or priorities for Castro. Castro held several jobs in Milwaukee before becoming the club’s senior vice president of player development and performance after the 2024 season. He was named minor league pitching coordinator in 2020 and director of pitching development in 2022. Before joining the Brewers, he coached baseball at Division II Lake Erie College and worked as a minor league...