Geovany Soto
Geovany (Ponce) Soto
Born: January 20, 1983
San Juan, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 11 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: American Military Academy HS (Rio Piedras, PR)
Career: 2001-2016
Major League Statistics
Geovany (Ponce) Soto compiled a career batting average of .276 with 55 home runs and 333 RBI in his 625-game career with the Cubs, Boise Hawks, Daytona Cubs, Mesa Solar Sox, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Iowa Cubs, Tennessee Smokies, Frisco RoughRiders, Round Rock Express and Salt Lake Bees. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2016 campaign.
 Cubs |
 Boise Hawks |
 Daytona Cubs |
 Mesa Solar Sox |
 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Tennessee Smokies |
 Frisco RoughRiders |
 Round Rock Express |
 Salt Lake Bees |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 41 | 169 | 150 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 33 | .260 | .339 | .387 | .726 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 44 | 175 | 156 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 35 | .269 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 89 | 340 | 297 | 26 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 58 | .242 | .312 | .316 | .629 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 104 | 381 | 332 | 47 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 71 | .271 | .355 | .401 | .756 | 133 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 91 | 345 | 292 | 30 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 77 | .253 | .357 | .342 | .699 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 108 | 391 | 342 | 34 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 74 | .272 | .353 | .386 | .739 | 132 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 110 | 449 | 385 | 75 | 136 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 94 | .353 | .424 | .652 | 1.076 | 251 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .455 | 1.000 | 1.455 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .235 | .312 | .548 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 10 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .188 | .212 | .344 | .556 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 6 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .368 | .455 | .474 | .928 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 10 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .194 | .216 | .389 | .605 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 625 | 2386 | 2081 | 266 | 575 | 131 | 7 | 55 | 333 | 2 | 6 | 248 | 477 | .276 | .355 | .425 | .780 | 885 | 64 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | C | 18 | 139 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .981 | 8.722 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 29.4 |
| 2001 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1B | 12 | 106 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .982 | 9.250 | ||||
| 2002 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1B | 7 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 6.286 | ||||
| 2002 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | C | 10 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 8.100 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | C | 79 | 617 | 61 | 9 | 5 | .987 | 8.582 | 7 | 60 | 21 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | C | 102 | 837 | 89 | 6 | 11 | .994 | 9.078 | 14 | |||
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 87 | 672 | 62 | 4 | 8 | .995 | 8.437 | 11 | 70 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 102 | 712 | 69 | 8 | 9 | .990 | 7.657 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 28.5 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 74 | 471 | 38 | 3 | 6 | .994 | 6.878 | 7 | 42 | 19 | 31.1 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 22 | 159 | 15 | 1 | 23 | .994 | 7.909 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | C | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | C | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | C | 7 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.714 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | C | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | C | 7 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.143 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Totals | 549 | 3999 | 373 | 39 | 83 | .991 | 7.964 | 48 | 311 | 131 | 29.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2002 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2002 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Boise Hawks | CHN | ||
| 2003 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | |||
| 2004 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 7, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 6, 2006 | August 31, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 5, 2007 | August 31, 2007 |
| 2009 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | August 1, 2009 | August 1, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | ARI | August 3, 2009 | August 5, 2009 |
| 2011 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | May 27, 2011 | May 28, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | June 11, 2012 | June 17, 2012 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | July 4, 2014 | August 5, 2014 |
| 2014 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | July 10, 2014 | July 15, 2014 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | June 30, 2016 | August 8, 2016 |
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