Elliot Soto #3

Elliot Sebastian Soto...attended Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville, Ill....garnered Northwest Herald Player of the Year honors following his senior season at Dundee-Crown High School...notched a single-season record after turning in a .455 average his senior season...also holds career records for hits, triples and OBP to accompany All-Conference and All-Area honors for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...played three seasons of college baseball at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., where he appeared in 50 of 58 games as a true freshman...received MVC All-Conference First Team honors and MVC All-Tournament Team recognition at shortstop as a sophomore after finishing second in the MVC in double plays (52) and assists (197), while leading the league in at-bats (239)...also ranked third in plate appearances (271) and laid down the second-most sacrifice bunts among Valley players (11)...led the team in hits (77), sac bunts (11) and stolen bases (13) as a sophomore.

2022

Began season with Triple-A St. Paul and spent nearly all season there....Recorded at least one RBI in four-straight games (eight total RBI) from April 29-May 5....Hit safely in season-long 12-straight games from April 27-May 12....Contract selected by Twins June 13 and spent one game with Minnesota on the bench...designated for release or assignment June 14 and was outrighted back to St. Paul where he finished the season....Tied Minor League career-high with four hits June 25 at Buffalo....Tied Saints franchise record and set a career-high with four walks Aug. 28 at Iowa....Doubled in career-high-tying three-straight games with Saints from Sept. 7-9.

2021

Spent entire season with Triple-A Oklahoma City (Los Angles-NL) after signing a minor league contract January 6...placed on 7-day IL with a left hamstring strain; reinstated June 11...placed on IL again July 5 with a left thumb contusion; played in three games on rehab assignment with AZL Dodgers and reinstated September 2...played all 52 games (49 starts) with OKC at shortstop.

2020

Had his contract selected by Los Angeles (AL) on Sept. 22 and made his Major League debut on Sept. 25, replacing SS Andrelton Simmons who opted out of the remainder of the season...Made three appearances in the Freeway Series with the Dodgers, logging a pair of starts at shortstop while going 2-for-6 (.333) with a pair of runs and a double...Collected his first Major League hit on Sept. 26 and capped the day going 2-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs scored.

2019

Played with Triple-A Albuquerque for 2019 season, enjoying a career year...Tallied career highs in runs (79), hits (125), total bases (197), doubles (22), triples (10), home runs (10), RBI (50), stolen bases (8), slugging (.480) and OPS (.860)... Slashed .305/.380/.480 in 112 games...Posted first career multi-HR game April 8 in a win over Salt Lake, going 3-for-4 with 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 9 TB…Compiled a 16-game hitting streak from July 11 - Aug. 1, during which he batted .388 (26-for-67)…Accumulated 36 multi-hit games, including eight 3+-hit games…Connected for two grand slams during the season...Scored a season-high three runs twice (July 12 at El Paso and vs. Las Vegas on Aug. 27)…Slashed .323/.391/.581 with eight HR and 31 RBI in 61 home games…Hit .330/.398/.506 with five HR and 21 RBI in 42 games after the All-Star break…Led off 33 games, batting .316 with a .405 OBP and 33 runs…Batted No. 2 in lineup for 26 games.

2018

Spent 2018 with Albuquerque after singing with Rockies as a minor league free agent on Nov. 16, 2018...Slashed .341/.449/.463 in 41 at-bats against left-handed pitching...Batted ninth most often, slashing .346/.433/.558 in these 26 games...Posted one four-hit, five three-hit and 17 multi-hit games...Went 4-for-5 in July 19 win over El Paso...Scored a season-high three runs April 27 vs. Las Vegas and May 6 vs. El Paso.

2017

Played in 2017 with Iowa after signing a minor league contract with Cubs, Dec. 14, 2016...Hit 15 doubles, two triples and two home runs, along with five stolen bases and 29 RBI.

2016

Split the 2015 campaign between the Cubs and Marlins organizations after being traded to Miami with RHP Ivan Pineyro on July 31 in exchange for RHP Dan Haren...Played in 120 games, all at the Double-A level, walking a career-high 69 times.

2015

Split the 2015 campaign between the Cubs and Marlins organizations after being traded to Miami with RHP Ivan Pineyro on July 31 in exchange for RHP Dan Haren...Played in 120 games, all at the Double-A level, walking a career-high 69 times.