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NightOwls outfielder wins West Coast League MVP award
Reynolds led the league with 53 RBIs and set records for 29 doubles and 36 extra-base hits in Nanaimo's first playoff season.
- On Monday, Aug. 24, the West Coast League announced Nanaimo NightOwls right fielder Ethan Reynolds as its 2026 Most Valuable Player, recognizing his dominant offensive performance during the franchise's banner season.
- Reynolds led the WCL with 53 runs batted in while setting league records with 29 doubles and 36 extra-base hits. WCL commissioner Rob Neyer stated the NightOwl "put together one of the great offensive seasons in WCL history."
- Nanaimo head coach Cody Andreychuk called Reynolds "definitely the most feared hitter in the West Coast League," noting he struck out only 39 times across 238 plate appearances during the regular season.
- Although Reynolds departed for Western Kentucky University before the playoffs, the NightOwls earned their first-ever postseason win at Serauxmen Stadium before losing their three-game series to defending champion Bellingham Bells.
- General manager Tina Cornett and coach Andreychuk praised Reynolds' contributions to the franchise, with the organization working to bring the outfielder back to the NightOwls uniform next year.
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