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California Victory
The California Victory was a USL First Division professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California. It was an expansion team for the 2007 season, but ceased operation in September of that year after parent club Deportivo Alavés withdrew its support.
History.
On 12 October 2006, USL President Francisco Marcos announced Dmitry Piterman, a Ukrainian American and chairman of Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, had officially acquired a USL First Division franchise beginning in the 2007 season. The Victory was the first European owned team to compete
On April 19, 2019, Santana became a naturalized United States citizen.
Awards.
- 2× AL Player of the Week (Jul. 27, 2014; Sep. 25, 2016)
- All-Star Futures Game (2009)
- 2× "Baseball America" Minor League All-Star Team (2008–2nd Team, 2009–1st Team)
- California League Most Valuable Player (2008)
- Cleveland Indians Player of the Year (2011)
- Cleveland Indians Minor League Player of the Year (2009)