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Elliot Soto
Elliot Sebastian Soto (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. After spending 10 seasons in the minors, Soto made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Los Angeles Angels on September 25, 2020.
A native of Elgin, Illinois, Soto attended Dundee-Crown High School. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 2007 MLB Draft, but chose to attend Creighton University, where he played college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB Draft.
Soto spent his first year in the minors primarily with the Low–A Boise Hawks, but had briefs stints in Rookie and Single–A ball for the Cubs. In 52 games that year, he hit .272. In 2011, Soto appeared in 112 games combined between the Single–A Peoria Chiefs and High–A Daytona Cubs, hitting .271.
In 2012, Soto was promoted to Double-A where he spent the majority of the season with the Tennessee Smokies, hitting .220/.310/.282 in 82 games. In 2013, Soto split time between Tennessee and Daytona hitting .219 with 2 home runs in 84 games. Soto got promoted to Triple-A Iowa in 2014, and .241 in a 29-game stint with the Cubs.
On July 31, 2015, Soto was traded to the Miami Marlins along with Ivan Pineyro in exchange for Dan Haren. He spent the entire 2015 season with the Double–A Jacksonville Suns, hitting .256/.366/.292 in 120 games. Soto spent his entire 2016 season with the Triple–A New Orleans Zephyrs, hitting .241 in 62 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.
On December 14, 2016, Soto signed a minor league contract to return to the Chicago Cubs organization. For the 2017 season, Soto played all his 81 games with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, and hit .238 with 2 home runs. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.
That offseason, Soto briefly signed with Acereros del Norte of the Mexican League before signing with the Colorado Rockies. He played the 2018 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, hitting .286/.347/.382 over 81 games. Soto elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.
On March 11, 2019, Soto re–signed with the Rockies on a minor league contract, and returned to the Isotopes, where he had his best offensive season of his minor league career. In 112 appearances, Soto hit .305 with an .860 OPS and a career–high 10 home runs. He elected free agency following the season on November 4.
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Elliot Soto
Elliot Sebastian Soto (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. After spending 10 seasons in the minors, Soto made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Los Angeles Angels on September 25, 2020.
A native of Elgin, Illinois, Soto attended Dundee-Crown High School. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 2007 MLB Draft, but chose to attend Creighton University, where he played college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB Draft.
Soto spent his first year in the minors primarily with the Low–A Boise Hawks, but had briefs stints in Rookie and Single–A ball for the Cubs. In 52 games that year, he hit .272. In 2011, Soto appeared in 112 games combined between the Single–A Peoria Chiefs and High–A Daytona Cubs, hitting .271.
In 2012, Soto was promoted to Double-A where he spent the majority of the season with the Tennessee Smokies, hitting .220/.310/.282 in 82 games. In 2013, Soto split time between Tennessee and Daytona hitting .219 with 2 home runs in 84 games. Soto got promoted to Triple-A Iowa in 2014, and .241 in a 29-game stint with the Cubs.
On July 31, 2015, Soto was traded to the Miami Marlins along with Ivan Pineyro in exchange for Dan Haren. He spent the entire 2015 season with the Double–A Jacksonville Suns, hitting .256/.366/.292 in 120 games. Soto spent his entire 2016 season with the Triple–A New Orleans Zephyrs, hitting .241 in 62 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.
On December 14, 2016, Soto signed a minor league contract to return to the Chicago Cubs organization. For the 2017 season, Soto played all his 81 games with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, and hit .238 with 2 home runs. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.
That offseason, Soto briefly signed with Acereros del Norte of the Mexican League before signing with the Colorado Rockies. He played the 2018 season with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, hitting .286/.347/.382 over 81 games. Soto elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.
On March 11, 2019, Soto re–signed with the Rockies on a minor league contract, and returned to the Isotopes, where he had his best offensive season of his minor league career. In 112 appearances, Soto hit .305 with an .860 OPS and a career–high 10 home runs. He elected free agency following the season on November 4.
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