Athletics general manager David Forst received a new contract for next season, when he will continue steering the club through transition in California’s capital region while waiting for a planned relocation to Las Vegas in 2028.

“I will be back in 2026,” Forst said Tuesday during an end-of-the-season video call.

The A’s finished 76-86 playing their first year in West Sacramento, California, getting seven more wins than in a 69-93 finish in 2024, their final season in Oakland.

“We had a lot of success to be very proud of in 2025,” Forst said.

Forst, 49, has been general manager since 2015 and with the A’s organization since 2000. He has overseen much transition for a low-budget franchise that is trying to build with more longer contracts ahead of the move to Las Vegas.

Forst said he h

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