David Forst
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David Lee Forst (born May 18, 1976) is an American baseball executive who is the general manager of the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early and personal life
[edit]Forst was born in Santa Monica, California, and raised in Encino, California.[1][2] He attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, Los Angeles.[3] Forst's wife is Rebe Glass, a lawyer with the San Francisco law firm Cooley Godward Kronish.[4] Glass and Forst met at Harvard, where Glass was captain of the soccer team and a member of the 1997 All-Ivy Team, Second Team.[4][5] They have a son (Judah) and a daughter (Sasha), and live in Berkeley, California, as well as a niece (Serena), and a nephew (Ryan) who live near them in Burlingame. [6]
College
[edit]Forst attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Harvard Crimson. Forst was the Crimson's starting shortstop and team captain, and in his senior year he batted .406/.437/.624, while setting a school record with 67 hits.[7][8][4] He was named an All-America third-team shortstop.[9] He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Harvard in 1998.[10][11]
Playing career
[edit]Forst attended spring training with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1999.[12] He played for the Springfield Capitals of the independent Frontier League in 1998 (batting .280/.350/.320; playing primarily third base) and 1999 (batting .294/.362/.376; playing primarily shortstop).[13][2]
Front office career
[edit]In 2000, Forst sent his résumé to MLB teams and was hired by the Oakland Athletics as a scout.[12][14] He became the Athletics' assistant general manager in 2004, succeeding Paul DePodesta.[10] He turned down opportunities to interview for the general manager position with the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres.[11][15] After the 2015 season, the Athletics announced that, with Billy Beane being promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations, Forst would be promoted to general manager.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Q&A with David Forst". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b David Forst Independent Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "It's Academic for Forst Until June Graduation". latimes. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c Ascent of A's latest whiz began at lowest level - SFGate
- ^ Rebe Glass
- ^ Executive Bio | Oakland Athletics
- ^ Sam Mamudi. "Harvard teammates rising as MLB executives". MarketWatch. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ David Forst Baseball Statistics [1998-1999]
- ^ "MLB Update: Harvard Baseball in the Front Office - Harvard". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "A's name David Forst assistant General Manager - Oakland Athletics". Oakland Athletics. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times (August 21, 2014). "There's a lot of brains behind the scenes of the Oakland Athletics". latimes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Lewis, Michael (2003). Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-393-05765-2.
- ^ Ben McGrath (September 26, 2011). "Nerdball". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Forst Settles in as Assistant GM for A's". thecrimson.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Forst won't be an option in Seattle". Oakland Athletics: The Drumbeat. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "A's announce front office promotions for Beane, Forst". CSN Bay Area. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)