[THIRTEEN FOR ’13] Salvadoran-American Oscar Sorto, who grew up in South Central Los Angeles idolizing Los AngelesGalaxy star Maurico Cienfuegos, became the first defender the MLS champs have signed to a homegrown contract. Like that of JoseVillarreal, who debuted for the Galaxy in 2012, Sorto’s signing comes 15 months after he joined the Galaxy academy program for the 2011 Development Academy champion Pateadores, a club that hadpicked them up from the South Bay Force club coached by Todd Saldana.

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