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Indians 1B Carlos Santana Officially Becomes a U.S. Citizen

It's a big day for Indians first baseman Carlos Santana, as the Tribe mainstay officially is now a U.S. citizen. Santana took the "Oath of Allegiance" Friday
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It's a big day for Indians first baseman Carlos Santana, as the Tribe mainstay officially is now a U.S. citizen.

Santana took the "Oath of Allegiance" Friday morning in Downtown Cleveland at the federal court building, making the process official.

Tribe manager Terry Francona had announced a few weeks back that Santana passed the citizenship test, and Friday the 33-year-old native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic took the oath to officially become a U.S. citizen.

Here's some video from Indians.com's Mandy Bell of the ceremony.

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MATT LOEDE

Matt Loede has been a part of the Cleveland Sports Media for 26 years, with experience covering Major League Baseball, the NBA & NFL and even high school and college events. He has been a part of the daily media covering the Cleveland Indians since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994, and spent two and a half years covering the team for 92.3FM The Fan, and covers them daily for Associated Press Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattLoede

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