Geovany Soto

Geovany Soto (born January 20, 1983) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher.

Soto hit two 3-run homers to account for 6 of the Cubs' 19 RBIs, only a few days removed from a two-game stretch against the Nationals in which he struck out in 8 consecutive at-bats.

Soto was voted the National League Rookie of the Month for April 2008 after hitting .341 with 5 home runs, 8 doubles, and 20 RBIs, with an OPS of 1.059.

[9] Played at Miller Park in Milwaukee due to Hurricane Ike moving through Houston, this was the first no-hitter in major league history pitched at a neutral site.

Soto also won the Pedrín Zorrilla Award, receiving unanimous support during the voting process.

In June 2009, Soto was revealed to have tested positive for marijuana at the World Baseball Classic.

[17] He led major league catchers in errors committed, with 13, and had the lowest fielding percentage, at .987.

The Rangers entered the bottom of the ninth down by 1 before Pierzynski, the designated hitter, hit a solo home run to tie the game.

On November 5, Soto signed a one-year, $3.05 million deal with incentives with the Rangers to be their primary catcher.

[21] Due to injuries to his knee and foot, Soto was on the disabled list for the first half of the 2014 season.

Soto signed a minor league 1-year deal with the Chicago White Sox on January 22, 2015.

[31] On May 15, 2017, it was revealed that Soto would undergo surgery on his injured elbow for debridement, ruling him out for an additional three weeks.

Soto with the Angels in 2016