Ryan Scott returns to Everett for his third season as AquaSox manager after spending the 2025 campaign managing the Double-A Arkansas Travelers. He first joined the AquaSox in 2023, leading Everett to a 74–58 record and earning Northwest League Manager of the Year honors. That club also qualified for the Northwest League Championship Series following a 40–26 second-half finish. Scott managed Everett again during the 2024 season before moving to Arkansas in 2025, where he guided the Travelers to a 69–69 record in the Texas League.
A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Scott was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 30th round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Notre Dame Preparatory High School (Arizona). He spent seven seasons in the Minor Leagues with the Dodgers (20