Sam Fuld is staying put in Philadelphia.
The Phillies president of baseball operations has turned down an offer from the Athletics to become their next president of baseball operations and has withdrawn from consideration, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Saturday.
Fuld will remain with the Phillies, where he has been a key part of the organization since joining in November 2017 after his playing career ended. He began as a player information coordinator, moved up to general manager in December 2020, and held that job under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski until stepping away in 2024 to pursue his graduate degree at Wharton.
After earning his MBA, he returned to the Phillies in 2026 in his current role. For the last two years, Preston Mattingly has served as general manager.
His decision also keeps Philadelphia’s leadership picture intact for the moment. Dombrowski, 70, is expected to get another extension when his current deal runs out after the 2027 season. Fuld and Mattingly have both been viewed as possible future successors, though Fuld’s shift into business operations could leave the two executives overseeing different parts of the organization.
For the Athletics, the search goes on. The club finished the 2026 season at 64-98, with injuries and pitching issues dragging down a year that never lived up to expectations. Only the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels posted worse records.
The A’s already moved on from general manager David Forst in August, with Dan Feinstein serving in the interim through the end of the season. And with the franchise scheduled to relocate from Sacramento to Las Vegas after the 2027 season, the Athletics are still looking for their next top baseball executive after last making the playoffs in 2020.
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