Soto signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Tuesday.
Soto, 34, saw some action in the majors with the Twins back in 2020 but has bounced around at the Triple-A level since then. He will give the Angels some some utility infielder depth.
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Twins' Elliot Soto: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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The Twins reassigned Soto to minor-league camp Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Soto spent all of last season with Triple-A St. Paul, finishing with a .223/.320/.342 slash line and 32 RBI. The 33-year-old infielder has just three games in the big leagues under his belt, which came during 2020 with the Angels.
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Twins' Elliot Soto: Minor-league deal with Twins
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Soto signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Tuesday.
The 33 year-old infielder got added to Minnesota's 40-man roster in June but was designated for assignment a day later without appearing in a game. Soto is a glove-first player (81 wRC+ last year at Triple-A) whose upside is likely capped as a bench piece.
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Elliot Soto: Becomes free agent
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Soto elected free agency Monday after clearing outright waivers.
The 33-year-old infielder was briefly up with the Twins in mid-June for a few days, but he was removed from the 40-man roster without having ever made an appearance for the big club. He spent the majority of the 2022 campaign at Triple-A St. Paul, where he slashed .223/.320/.342 over 344 plate appearances.
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Twins' Elliot Soto: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Soto cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Soto was designated for assignment by Minnesota on Tuesday, but he'll accept his outright assignment to the Triple-A club after going unclaimed on waivers. Over 41 games in St. Paul this year, he's hit .213 with two homers, 26 runs, 19 RBI and four stolen bases.
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Twins' Elliot Soto: Designated for assignment
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Soto was designated for assignment Tuesday.
His contract was selected by the Twins on Monday and he will now be cast off the 40-man roster without appearing in a big-league game. Soto hit .213/.327/.331 in 41 games at Triple-A.
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Twins' Elliot Soto: Contract selected by Twins
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Soto's contract was purchased by the Twins on Monday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
Soto's only big-league experience was a three-game stint for the Angels back in 2020. The 32-year-old has spent this year with Triple-A St. Paul, where he's struggled to a .213/.327/.331 slash line and homered just twice in 41 games. He'll give the Twins an extra glove in the middle infield but is unlikely to help much with his bat.
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Twins' Elliot Soto: Lands MiLB deal with Twins
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Soto's agent, Marc J. Kligman, announced Monday via his personal Twitter account that his client signed a minor-league contract with the Twins.
The 32-year-old Soto will likely fill a depth role in the middle infield for the Twins' Triple-A affiliate in St. Paul during the upcoming season. Soto's lone MLB action came with the Angels in 2020, when he was used in three games and logged seven plate appearances.
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Dodgers' Elliot Soto: Reassigned to minors
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Soto was reassigned to minor-league camp Sunday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
Soto was in camp as a non-roster invitee but was unable to secure an Opening Day roster spot. The 31-year-old slashed .292/.320/.375 with two doubles and six runs this spring and should begin the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Dodgers' Elliot Soto: Invited to Dodgers camp
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Soto signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers on Friday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
The deal includes an invitation to big-league camp. Soto would seem to be quite unlikely to break camp with the team, however, as the 31-year-old has appeared in just three big-league games in his career, all with the Angels last season.
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Angels' Elliot Soto: Outrighted to minors
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Soto cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
The 31-year-old had his contract selected for the final week of the season and went 2-for-6 with a double and two runs in three games, but he's now back off the 40-man roster. Soto will need a strong spring training to have any chance of grabbing spot on the Opening Day roster next year.
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Angels' Elliot Soto: Will be part of taxi squad
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Soto is among three players the Angels have selected to be part of their taxi squad, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Soto is not on the 40-man roster, but he has spent the last four seasons at Triple-A and can play multiple infield positions, making him a strong contingency option in case of injury or illness to an active player. As part of the taxi squad, Soto will join Anthony Bemboom and Luke Bard as teammates who travel with the Angels on road trips but are not eligible to play without first replacing a player on the active roster.
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Angels' Elliot Soto: Grabs spot on 60-man roster
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Soto will be part of the Angels' 60-man roster.
Soto was extended an invite to camp this past December, and the team will give him a similar opportunity upon the season's restart. The 30-year-old isn't currently on the 40-man roster and has spent the last four seasons at the Triple-A level. Last year was one of his best for Triple-A Albuquerque, as Soto posted four-year highs in OPS (.860), RBI (50) and home runs (10). At this point, however, he's likely not much more than roster depth at middle infield.
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Angels' Elliot Soto: Invited to Angels' camp
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Soto signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Thursday as a non-roster invitee to spring training, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
Soto appeared in 112 games for Triple-A Albuquerque in 2019, where he hit .305/.380/.480 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI. He's yet to make his major-league debut, but he will get the chance to work in big-league camp during spring training and it wouldn't be surprising to see him make his debut sooner rather than later if he remains productive at the Triple-A level.
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Marlins receive minor league pitcher, shortstop for Haren
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The Cubs have announced that the two players they sent to the Marlins for Dan Haren are Double-A pitcher Ivan Pineyro and shortstop Elliot Soto.
Pineyro has made 19 starts this season and boasts a 7-5 record and 3.69 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 107 1/3 innings.
Soto has 73 singles among his 84 hits, but has 55 walks and owns a fine on-base percentage of .388.
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Nick Blount, Elliot Soto handed 50-game suspensions
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White Sox pitcher Nick Blount and Cubs shortstop Elliot Soto were handed 50-game suspensions on Friday after their violations of the minor-league drug program, MILB.com reports. Both will begin serving their bans at the start of next season.
