Geovany Soto

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 225lb (185cm, 102kg)

Born: January 20, 1983 in San Juan, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from American Military Academy (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico).

High Schools: American Military Academy (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Rio Piedras (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 23, 2005 (Age 22-246d, 16,420th in MLB history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 7, 2017 (Age 34-107d)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Rep 1 Baseball • Previously: Wasserman Media Group

Full Name: Geovany Soto

Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.0

AB

2522

H

619

HR

108

BA

.245

R

308

RBI

361

SB

OBP

.330

SLG

.435

OPS

.765

OPS+

102

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2001	18	CHC-min	Rk	41	169	150	18	39	16	0	1	20	1	0	15	33	.260	.339	.387	.726		58	3	3	1	0	1		CBZ · ARIZ
2002	19	CHC-min	Rk,A-	45	180	161	25	44	10	2	3	24	0	2	13	36	.273	.335	.416	.751		67	2	3	1	2	1		CBZ,BOI · ARIZ,NORW
2003	20	CHC-min	A+	89	340	297	26	72	12	2	2	38	0	0	31	58	.242	.313	.316	.629		94	10	2	4	6	0		DYT · FLOR
2004	21	CHC-min	AA	104	381	332	47	90	16	0	9	48	1	2	40	71	.271	.355	.401	.756		133	10	5	1	3	1		WTN · SOUL
2005	22	CHC-min	AAA	91	345	292	30	74	14	0	4	39	0	1	48	77	.253	.357	.342	.699		100	15	0	3	2	0		IWA · PCL
2005	22	CHC	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
2006	23	CHC-min	AAA	108	391	342	34	93	21	0	6	38	0	1	41	74	.272	.353	.386	.739		132	10	3	3	2	2		IWA · PCL
2006	23	CHC	NL	11	26	25	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	.200	.231	.240	.471	20	6	0	1	0	0	0	/2H
2007	24	CHC-min	AAA	110	449	385	75	136	31	3	26	109	0	0	53	94	.353	.424	.652	1.076		251	12	1	1	9	0		IWA · PCL
2007	24	CHC	NL	18	60	54	12	21	6	0	3	8	0	0	5	14	.389	.433	.667	1.100	174	36	1	0	0	1	0	2/H
2008	25	CHC	NL	141	563	494	66	141	35	2	23	86	0	1	62	121	.285	.364	.504	.868	119	249	11	2	0	5	6	*2/HD	AS,MVP-13,RoY-1
2009	26	CHC-min	AA,Rk	4	14	12	2	4	1	0	2	6	0	0	2	5	.333	.429	.917	1.345		11	0	0	0	0	0		KNX,CBZ · SOUL,ARIZ
2009	26	CHC	NL	102	389	331	27	72	19	1	11	47	1	0	50	77	.218	.321	.381	.702	80	126	19	3	0	5	3	2/H
2010	27	CHC	NL	105	387	322	47	90	19	0	17	53	0	1	62	83	.280	.393	.497	.890	135	160	5	0	0	3	4	2/DH
2011	28	CHC-min	AA	2	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		KNX · SOUL
2011	28	CHC	NL	125	474	421	46	96	26	0	17	54	0	0	45	124	.228	.310	.411	.721	96	173	12	6	0	2	3	*2/H
2012	29	CHC-min	AAA	5	17	16	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.188	.235	.313	.548		5	1	1	0	0	0		IWA · PCL
2012	29	TOT	MLB	99	361	324	45	64	12	1	11	39	1	0	30	76	.198	.270	.343	.613	63	111	12	3	2	2	1	2/DH
2012	29	CHC	NL	52	197	176	26	35	6	1	6	14	0	0	19	35	.199	.284	.347	.631	70	61	6	2	0	0	1	2
2012	29	TEX	AL	47	164	148	19	29	6	0	5	25	1	0	11	41	.196	.253	.338	.591	55	50	6	1	2	2	0	2/DH
2013	30	TEX	AL	54	184	163	20	40	9	0	9	22	1	2	20	60	.245	.328	.466	.794	114	76	2	0	1	0	0	2/5
2014	31	TEX-min	AAA,AA	16	55	51	6	13	4	0	1	3	0	0	4	16	.255	.309	.392	.701		20	1	0	0	0	0		RRK,FRI · PCL,TL
2014	31	TOT	AL	24	87	80	8	20	6	0	1	11	0	0	6	19	.250	.302	.363	.665	88	29	6	0	1	0	0	2
2014	31	TEX	AL	10	38	38	5	9	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	11	.237	.237	.368	.605	66	14	3	0	0	0	0	2
2014	31	OAK	AL	14	49	42	3	11	4	0	0	8	0	0	6	8	.262	.354	.357	.711	105	15	3	0	1	0	0	2
2015	32	CHW	AL	78	210	187	20	41	8	0	9	21	0	1	21	63	.219	.301	.406	.708	96	76	2	1	1	0	0	2/HD
2016	33	LAA-min	AAA	10	38	36	2	7	4	0	1	8	0	0	1	7	.194	.216	.389	.605		14	0	0	1	0	0		SLK · PCL
2016	33	LAA	AL	26	86	78	11	21	5	0	4	9	0	0	6	21	.269	.321	.487	.809	120	38	1	0	2	0	0	2/35H
2017	34	CHW	AL	13	48	42	5	8	0	0	3	9	0	0	4	10	.190	.271	.405	.676	80	17	2	1	0	1	0	2/H
13 Yrs				797	2876	2522	308	619	146	4	108	361	3	5	311	673	.245	.330	.435	.765	102	1097	73	17	7	19	17
162 Game Avg.				162	585	513	63	126	30	1	22	73	1	1	63	137	.245	.330	.435	.765	102	223	15	3	1	4	3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CHC (8 yrs)				555	2097	1824	225	460	112	4	77	264	1	2	243	459	.252	.342	.445	.787	105	811	54	14	0	16	17
TEX (3 yrs)				111	386	349	44	78	17	0	15	50	2	2	31	112	.223	.287	.401	.688	84	140	11	1	3	2	0
CHW (2 yrs)				91	258	229	25	49	8	0	12	30	0	1	25	73	.214	.296	.406	.702	93	93	4	2	1	1	0
LAA (1 yr)				26	86	78	11	21	5	0	4	9	0	0	6	21	.269	.321	.487	.809	120	38	1	0	2	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				14	49	42	3	11	4	0	0	8	0	0	6	8	.262	.354	.357	.711	105	15	3	0	1	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				242	779	698	83	159	34	0	31	97	2	3	68	214	.228	.298	.410	.708	92	286	19	3	7	3	0
NL (8 yrs)				555	2097	1824	225	460	112	4	77	264	1	2	243	459	.252	.342	.445	.787	105	811	54	14	0	16	17

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