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Athletics Hire Castro Following Rebuilding Season
Oakland Athletics president of baseball operations Taylor Smith has named Cam Castro the team’s new general manager, according to The News-Herald. The appointment was announced on Nov. 4.
Smith selected Castro for the role two weeks after Smith himself became the Athletics’ president of baseball operations. In describing the hiring, Smith characterized Castro as "one of the best development minds in the game" and noted his proven track record of building systems that develop winners.
The Athletics finished their most recent season with a 64-98 record. The organization is currently rebuilding its front office ahead of a planned relocation to Las Vegas in 2028. The team is scheduled to play its third and final season at a Triple-A ballpark in West Sacramento, California, next year.
Castro’s Path from Lorain to Major League Baseball
Castro, 36, previously served as the Milwaukee Brewers’ senior vice president of player development and performance. He held that position for eight years during which the team won a World Series championship.
Before joining the Brewers, Castro spent time in coaching and training roles in Ohio and South Dakota. He attended Lorain’s now-closed Southview High School before playing college baseball at Lake Erie College. After college, he coached at Defiance and Division II Augustana College in South Dakota. He returned to his alma mater in 2016 as the head coach of the Storm’s baseball team.
While coaching at Lake Erie College, Castro upgraded the program by moving home games from Painesville Recreation Park to Classic Auto Group Park. He also secured grants for a Rapsodo radar system and an Edgertronic SC 1 super-slow-motion video camera.
Prior to his coaching tenure at Lake Erie College, Castro worked as a trainer at Driveline Baseball in Seattle. In 2021, he told The News-Herald that his time at Driveline was crucial to his transition into professional baseball.
A friend in Milwaukee’s front office recommended Castro for a job opening in the Brewers’ minor-league system in December 2018. Castro stated that he was not initially looking to make that move.
Castro spent the period from 2019 to 2026 with the Brewers. During his tenure, he held roles including single-A pitching coach, minor-league pitching coordinator, director of pitching development, vice president of player development, and senior vice president of player development and performance.
Castro’s Vision for the Athletics
Upon his appointment, Castro expressed his desire to develop a team and culture that fans will be proud of. He stated, "The A’s are a historic franchise with an incredible legacy."
