Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Elliot Soto was born August 21, 1989, in Elgin, Illinois. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Soto spent his first year in the minors primarily with the Class A Short Season Boise Hawks, but had briefs stints in Rookie and Class A ball for the Cubs. In 52 games that year, he hit .272. In 2011, Soto appeared in 112 games combined between Class A Peoria and Class-A Advanced Daytona, hitting .271.

In 2012, Soto was promoted to Double-A where he spent the majority of the season with the Tennessee Smokies, hitting .220/.310/.282 in 82 games. In 2013, Soto split time between Tennessee and Daytona hitting .219 with 2 home runs in 84 games. Soto got promoted to Triple-A Iowa in 2014, and .241 in a 29-game stint with the Cubs.

That offseason, Soto briefly signed with Acereros del Norte of the Mexican League before signing with the Colorado Rockies. He played the 2018 season in Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .286/.347/.382 over 81 games. He returned to the Isotopes in 2019, where he had his best offensive season of his minor league career, which saw Soto hit .305 with an .860 OPS and a career high 10 home runs in 112 games.

On February 21, 2022, Soto signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. He had his contract selected on June 13, 2022 and was designated for assignment the next day without appearing in a game. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints on June 16. He elected free agency following the season on October 10.

On November 23, 2022, the Twins re-signed Soto to a minor league deal.