Overview
- The Athletics held formal interviews with Mike Rizzo and longtime assistant Billy Owens this weekend, and they continue to list James Click among their top candidates though it is unclear if he has interviewed.
- Dan Feinstein remains the interim general manager after David Forst’s Aug. 7 departure, and the club has expressed a desire to name a permanent GM before the season ends.
- Mike Rizzo is a veteran executive who led the Washington Nationals to the 2019 World Series and was dismissed in July 2025 after a poor start to that season.
- Billy Owens has been with the A’s since 1999 and would be a first-time major-league general manager whose promotion would preserve decades of organizational continuity.
- Ownership’s decision on a GM will influence spending plans, roster construction and the timing of any future managerial change as the team prepares to open a new ballpark in Las Vegas in 2028.