Giovanni Soto
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Giovanni Soto | |||
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Chicago Cubs | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Carolina, Puerto Rico |
May 18, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 5, 2015, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
Earned run average | 0.00 | ||
Strikeouts | 0 | ||
Teams | |||
Giovanni Luis Soto (born May 18, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Career
Medal record | ||
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Representing Puerto Rico | ||
Men's Baseball | ||
World Baseball Classic | ||
2013 San Francisco | Team |
Soto attended Advanced Central College High School in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The Detroit Tigers selected Soto in the 21st round of the 2009 MLB draft. In 2010, the Tigers traded Soto to the Cleveland Indians for Jhonny Peralta.[1]
On July 15, 2012, while playing for the Akron Aeros, Soto pitched a no-hitter against the Altoona Curve.[2][3]
The Indians invited Soto to spring training as a non-roster invitee in 2013. He also played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic where they lost to the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the championship game 3-0.[4][5]
In 2015, Soto pitched for the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League. The Indians purchased Soto's contract on September 4, 2015 and added him to the major-league roster.[6] On April 11, 2016, the Indians traded Soto to the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations.[7]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Gulf Coast Tigers players
- West Michigan Whitecaps players
- Lake County Captains players
- Kinston Indians players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Akron Aeros players
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Lobos de Arecibo players
- Senadores de San Juan players
- Gigantes de Carolina players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Iowa Cubs players