The San Jose Earthquakes announced today their eighth Homegrown Player signing in 14-year-old goalkeeper Emmanuel ‘Emi’ Ochoa. He is the second Homegrown Player signing for San Jose in the span of a week after announcing last Monday the addition of 16-year-old defender Casey Walls. Ochoa is the youngest to ever sign a Homegrown Player contract in Major League Soccer history, and the second youngest signing overall (Freddy Adu – 2004). Read more here.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
John Doyle to be inducted into San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Thursday
The San Jose Sports Hall of Fame will mark its 25th year of honoring South Bay sports legends when it inducts four new members on Thursday, Nov.