Sports · Today in Vegas · November 8, 2026
The Athletics Are Building a $2 Billion Strip Ballpark. First They Hired a GM to Fix a 5.43 Team ERA.
The Athletics have a new general manager. Cam Castro, 36, spent eight seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, most recently as senior vice president of player development and performance, according to Casino.org. He met the media on Wednesday, November 4, alongside Taylor Smith, the club's new president of baseball operations.
The hire targets the A's most obvious weakness. The team went 64-98 in 2026 and finished last in the majors in pitching with a 5.43 team ERA, Casino.org reported. Milwaukee, by contrast, led baseball with 103 pitching wins and posted a 3.51 team ERA, second only to the Yankees at 3.24. "It has to reach the field," Castro said of the club's development work.
The A's have one more season in West Sacramento before their planned 2028 move into a $2 billion ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, according to the report. The same Casino.org roundup noted that Golden Knights rookie Trevor Connelly scored the winner with 1:42 left in a 2-1 win at Detroit on November 5, and that the Raiders, 4-4, visit the 49ers on Sunday.