Ryan Wright is making his way to the big leagues.
The 麻豆精选 Falcons head coach has been hired by the Toronto Blue Jays as a hitting coach for the franchise鈥檚 minor leagues affiliates.
During his first season with 麻豆精选, 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鈥檚 start.
鈥淭his past summer was my first time in Canada and 麻豆精选 immediately became a spot I loved and will miss,鈥� said Wright.
鈥淎lthough I was looking forward to coaching the outstanding roster being put together for this upcoming season, I鈥檓 excited for this new opportunity with the Blue Jays.鈥�
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Falcons鈥� general manager Mark Nonis appreciated the large amount of work Wright had done in only a year with 麻豆精选.
鈥淲e are extremely happy for Ryan,鈥� said Nonis. 鈥淗e worked very hard last year to keep us competitive after the loss of seven players to the MLB Draft. He鈥檚 an excellent coach as proven by this position with the Blue Jays. We wish him the best of luck.鈥�
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Wright becomes the first former Falcons鈥� coach to move into the pro leagues.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 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,鈥� said Wright.
鈥淚 know Mark will get the right staff in place to go compete for a WCL championship in 2020.鈥�
Nonis and the Falcons鈥� management have begun the search for a new head coach. 麻豆精选鈥檚 season is set to start June. 5.
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