[3] Forst's wife is Rebe Glass, a lawyer with the San Francisco law firm Cooley Godward Kronish.
Forst was the Crimson's starting shortstop and team captain, and in his senior year he batted .406/.437/.624, while setting a school record with 67 hits.
[10][11] Forst attended spring training with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1999.
[13][2] In 2000, Forst sent his résumé to MLB teams and was hired by the Oakland Athletics as a scout.
[10] He turned down opportunities to interview for the general manager position with the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres.