C Geovany Soto, who came into the game with a career batting average vs. Cleveland of .111 (5-for-45), homered in the fourth inning. Soto was removed from the game after injuring himself on a backswing during an at bat in the sixth inning. He finished the day 1-for-3.

C Geovany Soto was exonerated by his manager for Cleveland running wild on the bases Friday night. The Indians were 8-for-8 in stolen-base attempts. It's an Angels record for most stolen bases allowed in a game. "Gio didn't have much of a chance (to throw out any of the runners). We'll make some adjustments," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

C Geovany Soto was activated from the disabled list Wednesday after missing nearly a month due to a swollen left knee. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout Wednesday at Wrigley Field.

C Geovany Soto began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday, going 0-for-2. he is on the disabled list because of a swollen left knee.

C Geovany Soto went on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of swelling in his left knee. Soto was on the DL earlier this season because of an injury to the lateral meniscus ligament in his right knee, and he was activated July 9. Soto was going to start Sunday's game against the White Sox before being scratched. The National League's Rookie of the Year for 2008 is batting .284 in 22 games this year.

C Geovany Soto was activated from the 15-day disabled list (right lateral meniscus injury). He did not play in the game and has been out since May 17.

C Geovany Soto will be activated from the disabled list Saturday. Soto has been on the DL since May 18 with a right lateral meniscus injury and has been rehabbing at Triple-A Salt Lake City. Los Angeles, however, might opt to hold Soto out until after the All-Star break. He is batting .283 with three homes and seven RBIs in 20 games. "We'll see how he comes out of it", Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said. With the rehab process, sometimes there's just stiffness in your legs. In a corresponding move, catcher Carlos Perez will be optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake City.

C Geovany Soto went 0-for-3 on Thursday in the first game of a rehab assignment for Triple-A Salt Lake. Soto has been out since May 18 because of a torn meniscus in his right knee that required surgery. Soto hit .283 in 20 games before his injury, and the Angels are 8-8 in games he has started.

C Geovany Soto will begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday for Triple-A Salt Lake. Soto has been out since May 18 because of a torn meniscus in his right knee that required surgery. Soto hit .283 in 20 games before his injury, and the Angels are 8-8 in games he has started.

C Geovany Soto (right knee surgery) won't be ready to start a rehab assignment Monday, but Scioscia said he is hopeful he will be playing rehab games by the end of the week.

C Geovany Soto (right knee surgery) won't be ready to start a rehab assignment Monday, as the Angels had hoped. "He's making progress," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday. "Will not be ready to start his rehab tomorrow. That was one of the things we talked about. But hopefully by the end of the week he'll be playing games." Soto has been on the disabled list since May 18 and missed his 30th straight game Sunday.

C Geovany Soto (right knee surgery) caught a bullpen session Friday then took batting practice on the field and played catch before Saturday's game against Oakland. He'll have another workout Sunday and is "getting close" to going on a rehab assignment, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. Soto has been on the disabled list since May 18.

C Geovanny Soto (torn right meniscus) will start throwing this week, but he will not do any hitting or crouching behind the plate. Soto had surgery on May 19, and the original timetable for his recovery was four to six weeks.

C Geovany Soto sustained a torn meniscus in his right knee while working out Wednesday. He will have surgery Thursday and be out 4-6 weeks.Soto was hitting .283 with three homers and seven RBIs in 20 games while sharing time behind the plate with Carlos Perez.

Los Angeles Angels catcher Geovany Soto will be sidelined four-to-six weeks after tearing the meniscus in his right knee on Wednesday.Soto was injured while working out before the Angels faced the Dodgers and became the 10th player to go on the disabled list for them.A former rookie of the year winner with the Chicago Cubs, Soto is batting .283 with three home runs and seven RBIs in 20 games. The Angels replaced Soto by recalling Jett Bandy, who was batting .274 with two home runs and 21 RBIs for Triple-A Salt Lake.

C Geovany Soto notched his second home run of the series against one of his former clubs. It was just his third homer of the season and broke a string of nine straight batters retired by Rangers reliever Jake Diekman.

C Geovany Soto had a good night against his former club with his 10th home run at Globe Life Park. He also had an RBI single to give him his third multi-hit game in nine outings this season.

C Geovany Soto hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning off LHP Sean Doolittle, lifting the Angels to a 5-4 comeback victory against the A's on Tuesday. Soto, who played for the A's in 2014, lined an 0-1 fastball over the left-center field wall for his first homer of the season. "I know Doolittle can get tough," Soto said. "He's got a great fastball. It gets up on you. I was just trying to look for something out over the plate that I can handle and put some good wood on, and fortunately, that's what happened." Soto went 2-for-4.

C Geovany Soto signed a one-year, $2.8 million deal with the Angels on Nov. 24.He takes the place of C Chris Iannetta, who signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal with the Mariners a day earlier. Soto, 32, hit .219/.301/.406 with nine homers and 21 RBIs in 78 games for the White Sox this year.

Soto is back in the starting lineup, batting ninth while playing behind the plate, according to Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune.

Soto is having a rough September, going 3-for-26 at the plate, which has dropped his seasno average to .227. Neither he nor Tyler Flowers has done much to separate themselves from the other and will continue to split time down the stretch.