Neftali Soto
Neftali O. Soto
Born: February 28, 1989
Manati, PR
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, C, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 3 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Colegio Marista HS
Career: 2007-2023
Major League Statistics
Neftali Soto compiled a career batting average of .274 with 290 home runs and 999 RBI in his 1705-game career with the Reds, Billings Mustangs, Dayton Dragons, Sarasota Reds, Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina Mudcats, Louisville Bats, Charlotte Knights, Harrisburg Senators, Syracuse Chiefs, Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yokohama Bay Stars. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
Reds |
Dayton Dragons |
Billings Mustangs |
Sarasota Reds |
Lynchburg Hillcats |
Louisville Bats |
Carolina Mudcats |
Charlotte Knights |
Syracuse Chiefs |
Harrisburg Senators |
Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
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Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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2007 | R | GULF | Reds | 40 | 167 | 152 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 31 | .303 | .355 | .454 | .809 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 15 | 71 | 67 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .388 | .423 | .746 | 1.169 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 52 | 233 | 218 | 26 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36 | .326 | .343 | .500 | .843 | 109 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | 131 | 537 | 505 | 53 | 125 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 95 | .248 | .282 | .362 | .645 | 183 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 134 | 565 | 522 | 73 | 140 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 105 | .268 | .319 | .460 | .778 | 240 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .412 | .444 | .588 | 1.033 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 102 | 414 | 379 | 70 | 103 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 96 | .272 | .329 | .575 | .904 | 218 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 122 | 512 | 465 | 55 | 114 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 116 | .245 | .312 | .400 | .712 | 186 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2013 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 118 | 495 | 461 | 54 | 125 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 103 | .271 | .313 | .414 | .727 | 191 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2014 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 75 | 303 | 278 | 27 | 84 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 41 | .302 | .350 | .406 | .756 | 113 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2015 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 53 | 231 | 199 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | .246 | .343 | .307 | .650 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 29 | 119 | 115 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .270 | .294 | .330 | .625 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 93 | 371 | 341 | 40 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 69 | .276 | .326 | .434 | .760 | 148 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 68 | 286 | 263 | 43 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 50 | .293 | .343 | .517 | .860 | 136 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 67 | 280 | 252 | 33 | 83 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 53 | .329 | .386 | .540 | .925 | 136 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 107 | 459 | 416 | 74 | 129 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 100 | .310 | .364 | .644 | 1.008 | 268 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 141 | 584 | 516 | 82 | 139 | 18 | 0 | 43 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 98 | .269 | .348 | .554 | .902 | 286 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 114 | 480 | 428 | 59 | 108 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 103 | .252 | .323 | .470 | .793 | 201 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 123 | 451 | 410 | 42 | 96 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 116 | .234 | .302 | .437 | .738 | 179 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 117 | 412 | 368 | 35 | 98 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 103 | .266 | .342 | .473 | .815 | 174 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 109 | 399 | 354 | 31 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | .234 | .316 | .415 | .731 | 147 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 1705 | 6988 | 6372 | 831 | 1745 | 341 | 20 | 290 | 999 | 12 | 9 | 497 | 1391 | .274 | .330 | .470 | .801 | 2996 | 219 | 66 | 4 | 49 | 26 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
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2007 | R | GULF | Reds | 3B | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 2.250 | ||||
2007 | R | GULF | Reds | SS | 32 | 43 | 93 | 13 | 11 | .913 | 4.250 | ||||
2008 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | SS | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .882 | 3.750 | ||||
2008 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 3B | 29 | 16 | 55 | 7 | 4 | .910 | 2.448 | ||||
2008 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 1B | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.500 | ||||
2008 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 3B | 11 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .889 | 2.182 | ||||
2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | 3B | 96 | 56 | 199 | 28 | 25 | .901 | 2.656 | ||||
2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Reds | 1B | 8 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 10 | .986 | 9.125 | ||||
2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 1B | 91 | 765 | 51 | 7 | 71 | .991 | 8.967 | ||||
2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3B | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 2.286 | ||||
2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | C | 10 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .971 | 6.600 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 6.2 |
2011 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 1B | 93 | 698 | 53 | 4 | 66 | .995 | 8.075 | ||||
2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1B | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.500 | ||||
2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1B | 113 | 931 | 88 | 11 | 100 | .989 | 9.018 | ||||
2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
2013 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 76 | 38 | 135 | 15 | 11 | .920 | 2.276 | ||||
2013 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1B | 47 | 328 | 27 | 2 | 28 | .994 | 7.553 | ||||
2014 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 37 | 22 | 63 | 6 | 7 | .934 | 2.297 | ||||
2014 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1B | 35 | 252 | 17 | 2 | 28 | .993 | 7.686 | ||||
2015 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 3B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.750 | ||||
2015 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 36 | 340 | 19 | 1 | 29 | .997 | 9.972 | ||||
2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 1B | 46 | 352 | 39 | 5 | 31 | .987 | 8.500 | ||||
2016 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 24 | 193 | 12 | 1 | 12 | .995 | 8.542 | ||||
2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3B | 19 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.263 | ||||
2016 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2B | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .833 | ||||
2017 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 1B | 42 | 322 | 32 | 1 | 35 | .997 | 8.429 | ||||
2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 38 | 333 | 20 | 4 | 29 | .989 | 9.289 | ||||
2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | OF | 29 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.655 | ||||
2017 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | LF | 26 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .979 | 1.808 | ||||
2017 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2B | 10 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .952 | 4.000 | ||||
2017 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
2017 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
2017 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | OF | 76 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 1.355 | ||||
2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 1B | 33 | 163 | 15 | 2 | 14 | .989 | 5.394 | ||||
2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 2B | 25 | 41 | 53 | 5 | 11 | .949 | 3.760 | ||||
2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | OF | 98 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 1.020 | ||||
2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 2B | 55 | 89 | 128 | 4 | 30 | .982 | 3.945 | ||||
2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 1B | 66 | 382 | 26 | 1 | 32 | .998 | 6.182 | ||||
2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 2B | 58 | 91 | 141 | 4 | 29 | .983 | 4.000 | ||||
2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | OF | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.150 | ||||
2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 1B | 114 | 833 | 65 | 4 | 85 | .996 | 7.877 | ||||
2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 1B | 103 | 717 | 81 | 4 | 47 | .995 | 7.748 | ||||
2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 1B | 103 | 737 | 72 | 3 | 66 | .996 | 7.854 | ||||
Totals | 1390 | 6321 | 1288 | 147 | 653 | .981 | 5.474 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 6.2 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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2007 | R | Gulf Coast League | Reds | CIN | June 21, 2007 | August 11, 2007 |
2008 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | June 17, 2008 | July 4, 2008 |
2008 | A | Midwest League | Dayton Dragons | CIN | July 6, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Reds | CIN | April 9, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
2010 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | April 9, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
2011 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | FLO | April 7, 2011 | August 30, 2011 |
2011 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | September 2, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
2012 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 5, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
2013 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 11, 2013 | August 31, 2013 |
2014 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | May 25, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
2015 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | April 9, 2015 | June 11, 2015 |
2016 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 21, 2016 | August 5, 2016 |
2016 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | August 6, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
2017 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 7, 2017 | June 22, 2017 |
2017 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | June 24, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
2018 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |||
2019 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |||
2020 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama Bay Stars | |||
2021 | Foreign Major | Japan Central | Yokohama Bay Stars | |||
2022 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama Bay Stars | |||
2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama Bay Stars |
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