Born: (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983 (age 41) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 2005, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 2017, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.245
Home runs
108
Runs batted in
361
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2005–2012)
Texas Rangers (2012–2014)
Oakland Athletics (2014)
Chicago White Sox (2015)
Los Angeles Angels (2016)
Chicago White Sox (2017)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2008)
NL Rookie of the Year (2008)
Geovany Soto (born January 20, 1983) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs, where he appeared in the MLB All-Star Game and was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2008. He also played for the Texas Rangers, the Oakland Athletics, the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox.
GeovanySoto (born January 20, 1983) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most...
the pitching rotation and helped at the plate as well. By September, GeovanySoto became the full-time starter behind the plate, replacing the veteran...
series, they lost to the Sacramento River Cats, 3–0. In 2007, catcher GeovanySoto, with a .353 average, 26 home runs, and 109 RBI, won the PCL Most Valuable...
next night, the Cubs jumped out 2–0 on a home run by rookie catcher GeovanySoto, but Lilly, who was 9–1 following Cub losses, was touched for six runs...
Dodgers, Jonny Gomes for the Red Sox, Nick Swisher for the Yankees, and GeovanySoto for the Cubs. The 2022 event consisted of three legs: one in London,...
Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009. "GeovanySoto Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...
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second in National League Rookie of the Year voting to the Chicago Cubs' GeovanySoto. He led all NL rookies in hitting (.297), hits (156), HR (24), total...
of seven first-time starters in the game. Along with Kosuke Fukudome, GeovanySoto, and Ryan Braun, Hamilton was one of four who had made their MLB debut...
Rubby De La Rosa. With the home run, Bryant tied Williams (1961) and GeovanySoto (2008), for the Cubs' franchise single-season RBI record for rookies...
June 29, 2011. "Tampa Bay Rays' Longoria wins AL Rookie of the Year, GeovanySoto wins NL award". The Associated Press. November 10, 2008. Retrieved May...
Awards BBWAA Award National League American League Rookie of the Year GeovanySoto (CHC) Evan Longoria (TB) Cy Young Award Tim Lincecum (SF) Cliff Lee (CLE)...
Pelfrey, Glen Perkins, Chad Qualls, Ryan Raburn, Carlos Ruiz, Seth Smith, GeovanySoto, Rickie Weeks and Chris Young. The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee...
from their power hitters, including Aramis Ramírez, Alfonso Soriano, GeovanySoto, and Milton Bradley. He quickly went on a relative tear and smacked seven...
Indians Michael Wood, 10th round, 311th overall by the Oakland Athletics GeovanySoto, 11th round, 318th overall by the Chicago Cubs Dan Uggla, 11th round...
Carmen Pignatiello (2001) Felix Sanchez (2001) Dontrelle Willis (2001) GeovanySoto (2002) Micah Hoffpauir (2002) Randy Wells (2002) Ryan O'Malley (2002)...
Castillo also played in four games with Chicago, from May 12–25 while GeovanySoto was on the disabled list (DL). In those games, Castillo hit .154 in 13...
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National League's Manager of the Year Award in 2008. In addition, catcher GeovanySoto won the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year Award. In 2007, Ernie...
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