New Giants’ boss Farhan Zaidi first recognized by A’s

General manager Farhan Zaidi of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the dugout before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 9, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.

General manager Farhan Zaidi of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the dugout before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 9, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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CARLSBAD, San Diego County - A’s general manager David Forst recalled the day he and Billy Beane interviewed a young Farhan Zaiti for an entry level position in Oakland.

Zaiti, who was named the Giants’ president of baseball operations on Tuesday night, had a bachelor’s degree in economics from the…