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Athletics hire Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations
The Athletics have hired Taylor Smith to lead baseball operations.
Smith spent the previous two years as an assistant general manager with the Boston Red Sox and seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The hire comes two months after the Athletics said former general manager David Forst would not return next season.
The team went 64-98 this year with a young roster, playing its second season at a Triple-A ballpark in West Sacramento, California.
Smith takes over as the team prepares for its final year in West Sacramento.
The franchise is expected to play in Las Vegas in 2028, and the team hopes the appointment will help through the transition.
The Athletics hired Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations.
The team made the move on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Smith spent the previous two years as an assistant general manager with the Boston Red Sox and seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Athletics said the move was intended to help the team in its final year in West Sacramento and for the 2028 season in Las Vegas.
The team finished this year 64-98, with assistant general manager Dan Feinstein serving as interim general manager.
- Who
- The Athletics hired Taylor Smith, a former assistant general manager with the Boston Red Sox and an executive with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- What
- Smith was named president of baseball operations.
- When
- Monday, October 19, 2026.
- Where
- The Athletics are based in West Sacramento, California, and plan to play in Las Vegas in 2028.
- Why
- The team hopes the move will help in its final year in West Sacramento and for the 2028 season in Las Vegas.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Athletics said former general manager David Forst would not return the next season.
The Athletics hired Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations.
- New president
- Taylor Smith
- Previous role
- Assistant general manager, Boston Red Sox, for two years
- Tampa Bay tenure
- Seven seasons
- Team record
- 64-98
- Planned 2028 home
- Las Vegas
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Welcome to the Green & Gold, Taylor! We have named Taylor Smith as our President of Baseball Operations.