Admit it, you did a double-take when you read that. I don’t blame you, I did too. No, the 2008 Rookie of the Year didn’t change his position, his handedness, and the spelling of his first name, though that would be on some mad stealth isht. The Soto in this case is a lefty reliever who was selected by the Tigers in the 21st round of the 2009 draft and has spent the last several seasons matriculating through the minors.
He’s spent the last six years in the Indians organization after being included in the 2010 trade for Jhonny Peralta and finally saw all 3.