Ryan Wright is making his way to the big leagues.
The Kelowna Falcons head coach has been hired by the Toronto Blue Jays as a hitting coach for the franchise乌鸦传媒檚 minor leagues affiliates.
During his first season with Kelowna, Wright and the Falcons finished the West Coast League season at 17-35. The Falcons rebuild was mid-flight after losing seven players to the Major League Baseball draft before the season乌鸦传媒檚 start.
乌鸦传媒淭his past summer was my first time in Canada and Kelowna immediately became a spot I loved and will miss,乌鸦传媒� said Wright.
乌鸦传媒淎lthough I was looking forward to coaching the outstanding roster being put together for this upcoming season, I乌鸦传媒檓 excited for this new opportunity with the Blue Jays.乌鸦传媒�
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Falcons乌鸦传媒� general manager Mark Nonis appreciated the large amount of work Wright had done in only a year with Kelowna.
乌鸦传媒淲e are extremely happy for Ryan,乌鸦传媒� said Nonis. 乌鸦传媒淗e worked very hard last year to keep us competitive after the loss of seven players to the MLB Draft. He乌鸦传媒檚 an excellent coach as proven by this position with the Blue Jays. We wish him the best of luck.乌鸦传媒�
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Wright becomes the first former Falcons乌鸦传媒� coach to move into the pro leagues.
乌鸦传媒淚 can乌鸦传媒檛 thank Mark and the Nonis family enough for the opportunity to be part of the Falcons baseball club and the West Coast League last season,乌鸦传媒� said Wright.
乌鸦传媒淚 know Mark will get the right staff in place to go compete for a WCL championship in 2020.乌鸦传媒�
Nonis and the Falcons乌鸦传媒� management have begun the search for a new head coach. Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 season is set to start June. 5.
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