Age |
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35 years |
Birth date |
February 28, 1989 |
Zodiac sign |
Pisces |
Place of Birth |
Puerto Rico |
Occupation |
Baseball player |
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Neftalí O. Soto (born February 28, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball first baseman for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
He led the Central League with 41 home runs in the 2018 season.
Soto was born in Manatí, Puerto Rico and attended Colegio Marista High School.
The Reds drafted Soto with a supplemental third-round pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He played the rest of the 2007 season with the Gulf Coast League Reds rookie-class team, hitting .303 with two homers and 28 RBI.
Soto started 2008 with the rookie-class Billings Mustangs, where he hit .388 in 67 at-bats, belting four homers with 11 RBI. His performance earned him a promotion to low-A Dayton. In 218 at-bats for the Dragons, he hit .326 with seven homers and 36 RBI.
Soto was promoted again for 2009, this time to the advanced-A Sarasota Reds. He played a full season at Sarasota, getting 505 at-bats and hitting .248 with 11 homers and 57 RBI. The Reds advanced-A team moved to Lynchburg for 2010, where Soto played for the 2010 season. In 522 at-bats he hit .268 with 21 homers and 73 RBI.
Height | 6 ft 1 in / 185 cm |
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Weight | 216 lb / 98 kg |
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Hair Color | Black |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Race / ethnicity | Multiracial |