Giovanni Soto
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| Giovanni Soto | |
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| Cleveland Indians | |
| Pitcher | |
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Born: May 18, 1991 Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Giovanni Luis Soto (born May 18, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. A pitcher, he plays in minor league baseball in the organization of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.
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| Representing Puerto Rico | ||
| Men’s Baseball | ||
| World Baseball Classic | ||
| Silver | 2013 San Francisco | Team |
In 2010, the Detroit 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]
References
- ↑ Northeast Ohio. "How about Russell Branyan adding some muscle as Tribe DH? Hey, Hoynsie!". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ↑ Storm, Stephanie (July 15, 2012). "Aeros’ Giovanni Soto pitches a no-hitter against Altoona in 2-1 victory".
- ↑ Pentis, Andrew (July 15, 2012). "Akron lefty Soto no-hits Altoona".
- ↑ 01/24/2013 6:24 PM ET (2013-01-24). "Indians invite five from player development system | indians.com: News". Cleveland.indians.mlb.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ↑ Jeff Roberson, Associated Press. "Cleveland Indians invite 5 minor leaguers to big-league spring training". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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