The California Commotion were a professional women's softball team based in

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. They were founded in 2019 as part of

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to be an expansion club for the

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History

Their introduction made them the first West Coast-based team in the league since 2005, when the

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left the league. The club planned to prioritize West Coast players in their roster. On November 17, 2019,

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was named head coach and assistant general manager of the team. The team would not have a home field for the 2020 season, and instead would play games throughout the state, although their main team base would be in

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. Their debut was delayed indefinitely as the 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the

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. On August 1, 2021, the league announced that, due to a lack of revenue after cancelling the previous two seasons, it would be suspending operations. As a result, the California Commotion never played a game.

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