Athletics Name Cam Castro General Manager

Major League Baseball (MLB) club the Athletics have announced their new general manager as they prepare to move to Las Vegas in 2028. The appointee is 36-year-old Cam Castro. Castro previously served as vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers, overseeing player development and performance. According to the source text, Castro spent eight seasons with the Brewers, and the team is reported to have won a World Series during that time.

Castro met the press on Wednesday alongside Taylor Smith, the club's new president of baseball operations. The Athletics will play one more season in West Sacramento. The team will then move into a new $2 billion stadium on the Las Vegas Strip in 2028.

At the Brewers, Castro ran the pitcher development program known as the "pitching lab." He said he plans to bring this approach to Las Vegas. The Brewers finished first in MLB in pitching with 103 wins, and their team ERA of 3.51 ranked second. The Athletics finished the 2026 season with 64 wins and 98 losses. Their team ERA of 5.43 ranked last in the league.

Castro said he will bring development processes into every training environment in the organization. In his view, analytics and technology alone do not improve a team. Information must reach the field and the player, supported by good coaching and strong relationships. Attributing the Brewers' success to talented people who work without ego, Castro said he wants to build a similar culture in Las Vegas.