Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Throws: R
Bats: R
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November 10, 2008
Geovany Soto has been named the NL Rookie of the Year for 2008, according to the Associated Press. Soto hit .285 over 141 games, with 23 homers and 86 RBI. | November 9, 2008
Geovany Soto is the leading candidate to take home the NL Rookie of the Year award that will be announced on Monday, according to MLB.com. Others with a shot to win the award would include Joey Votto, Jair Jurrjens and Hiroki Kuroda. | October 21, 2008
Geovany Soto has been named NL rookie of the year by the Sporting News. | September 28, 2008
Geovany Soto left Friday's game early after fouling a pitch off his left hand, but felt well enough to play Saturday if needed, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. | September 26, 2008
Geovany Soto left Friday's game during his at-bat in the sixth inning after shaking his left hand in pain after fouling off a pitch, according to the AP. | September 25, 2008
Cubs catcher Geovany Soto has not played since Monday, but he will return to the lineup on Friday and participate in two of the team's final three games, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. | September 20, 2008
X-rays revealed that Cubs catcher Geovany Soto simply had a bruised hand and there was no break, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. | September 19, 2008
Geovany Soto has been scratched from today's lineup due to a sore left hand, according to the AP. | September 18, 2008
Geovany Soto had only one hit in five at-bats on Thursday against the Brewers but that one hit was a very important one. That hit was a game-tying, three-run home run in bottom of the ninth inning against the Brewers closer Salomon Torres. | September 15, 2008
Geovany Soto had only one hit on Monday against the Astros, but it was a two-run homer. He is up to 22 long balls and 83 RBI on the year. | September 9, 2008
Geovany Soto has been named the NL Rookie of the Month for August, acording to the AP. Soto batted .355 (27-for-76) with three home runs and 21 RBI over 24 games in the month. The 25-year-old also registered 17 runs, five doubles, a triple and a .566 slugging percentage.
| September 2, 2008
Geovany Soto collected three hits in six at-bats, including his 21st home run of the season in the Cubs 9-7 loss to the Astros. | August 31, 2008
Geovany Soto went 3-for-4 with a run against the Phillies on Sunday. He hit .355 with three homers, 21 RBI, and 17 runs in 24 games this August. | August 26, 2008
Geovany Soto had a monster effort Tuesday in the Cubs' 14-9 win over Pittsburgh, tallying two base-clearing doubles and a solo homer. | August 13, 2008
Geovany Soto led the Cubs in Wednesday's 10-2 win over Atlanta, as he went 3-for-5 with four RBI. He hit a single, a double, and a two-run homer. | July 8, 2008
Geovany Soto hit his 16th home run on the year and contributed three RBI in the Cubs' 7-3 victory over the Reds on Tuesday. | July 6, 2008
Geovany Soto hit a solo shot in the eighth inning on Sunday, the same day the rookie catcher was announced as the starter in the All-Star game. It was his 15th home run of the year. | July 4, 2008
Geovany Soto went 3-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Cardinals. His other two hits were singles. | July 1, 2008
Geovany Soto went 1-for-4 and recorded the Cubs' lone RBI in a tough 2-1 loss to the Giants on Tuesday night. | June 27, 2008
Geovany Soto went 3-for-4 with one RBI on a solo home run in Friday's 10-3 loss to the cross-town rival White Sox. | June 17, 2008
The Chicago Tribune states that skipper Lou Piniella is likely to give Geovany Soto some rest during the three-game set against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Soto has played in 63 games so far this season. | June 10, 2008
The Cubs enjoyed solid efforts from a handful of players in the team's 10-5 win over Atlanta, but none were as potent as catcher Geovany Soto . Soto went 2-for-5 at the plate with his 11th home run of the season to total three RBIs and two runs scored on the night. | June 6, 2008
Geovany Soto didn't start Friday because of a swollen finger that he apparently aggravated on a swing, according to MLB.com. "He's got a little bit of swelling in his bottom hand," manager Lou Piniella said. "We're trying to figure out why the bottom hand leaves the bat. The one that should leave is the top hand. He swings and when the bottom hand comes off, somehow the top hand rubs over the finger and he has a little swelling in there." | May 29, 2008
Geovany Soto went 0-for-3 on Thursday to drop his average down to .299, only the second time it has been below .300 since April 18th. | May 19, 2008
Geovany Soto hit the first inside the park home run by a Cubs catcher since 1959 on Monday night as he knocked in three runs for the Cubs. | May 15, 2008
Geovany Soto will sit out of action today, according to the Chicago Tribune. Henry Blanco will catch starting hurler Ryan Dempster. | May 5, 2008
Geovany Soto hit his sixth home run of the season in a losing effort on Monday night as the Reds defeated the Cubs by the score of 5-3. | May 1, 2008
Geovany Soto set a Cubs' rookie record with 20 RBI in the month of April, according to MLB.com. | April 30, 2008
Geovany Soto hit two 3-run home runs on Wednesday night on his way to to six RBI for the Cubbies. | April 23, 2008
Geovany Soto hit his third home run of the season on Wednesday night as he had four hits to bump his average to .353. | April 10, 2008
Geovany Soto hit two-run homer in Chicago's five-run sixth inning, and the Cubs finished off a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh, winning 7-3 on Thursday night.
Soto had three extra-base hits, including two doubles. It was Soto's second career four-hit game. | April 7, 2008
Geovany Soto had his first big day of the season as he went 3-for-7 with a run scored and two RBI for the Cubs. As great as that day was Soto left seven men on base so it could have been a really big afternoon. Soto should be able to hit, but he will need to improve his ability to throw out runners or he could start to lose a few starts moving forward. | April 7, 2008
Geovany Soto got the day off on Sunday to work on his throwing. Opponents are 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts against Soto this year. "He's using his upper body and arm and not using his legs and getting his body into [throws to second base]. He worked on it and was much improved," manager Lou Piniella tells the Chicago Sun-Times. We don't imagine the bad defense will cost Soto too much time, as the Cubs love his bat. | April 4, 2008
Geovany Soto drove in another two runs on Friday. He is only hitting .167 on the young season, but he has notched in RBI in three straight games. | March 26, 2008
Geovany Soto had a tough day at the plate against the Angels on Wednesday as he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, while stranding three men on base. His spring average dipped to .222 and the Cubs must be displeased with their projected starting catcher right now. |
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