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Mexican baseball player (born 1991)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is
Limón .
Baseball player
Christian Iván Villanueva Limón (born June 19, 1991), nicknamed "Villa ",[1] professional baseball third baseman for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League . He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters . Villanueva won the National League 's Rookie of the Month Award for April 2018.
Career
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Minor leagues
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Villanueva signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on August 17, 2008.[2] [3] Kyle Hendricks to the Chicago Cubs in 2012 in exchange for Ryan Dempster .[4]
By 2014, Villanueva was blocked in the Cubs' organization by fellow third baseman Kris Bryant .[3] [5] fibula during spring training in 2016 and missed the entire season.[6] [7]
San Diego Padres
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On December 12, 2016, Villanueva signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres .[8] El Paso Chihuahuas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League . He batted .296 with 20 home runs.[9] [3] [9]
Villanueva during his tenure with the San Diego Padres in 2018
On April 3, 2018, Villanueva hit three home runs in a game against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park .[10] RBI , batting average, on-base percentage , slugging and total bases. In May 2018 he tied the MLB record for most home runs for a rookie born in Mexico.[citation needed On August 22, Villanueva fractured his finger while fielding 2nd base and missed the remainder of the season.[11]
On November 6, 2018, Villanueva signed with the Yaquis de Obregon of the Mexican Pacific League for the 2018 winter season.[12]
Yomiuri Giants
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On November 20, 2018, the Padres designated Villanueva for assignment and sold his contract to the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball 's Central League .[13] [14] [15] [16]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
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On December 5, 2019, Villanueva signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters .[17] [18] [19]
Sultanes de Monterrey
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On April 6, 2021, Villanueva signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League .[20]
Personal life
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Villanueva and his wife had a son, Christian Jr., in 2017.[3]
References
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^ a b c d Sanders, Jeff (September 18, 2017). "Padres' Villanueva relishing culmination of long journey to majors" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
^ "Rangers land Dempster in trade with Cubs" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
^ "The man behind Kris Bryant in the Cubs organization" . Desmoinesregister.com. May 27, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
^ "Chicago Cubs prospect Christian Villanueva suffers broken right fibula - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball" . Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
^ Miles, Bruce (December 2, 2016). "Cubs sign relief pitcher, tender contracts" . dailyherald.com . Retrieved June 2, 2017 .
^ Eddy, Matt (December 24, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Dec. 10-22" . baseballamerica.com . Retrieved December 24, 2016 .
^ a b "Christian Villanueva touching all bases (and short) for Padres" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . March 2, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
^ "Christian Villanueva hits 3 homers to give Padres first win of 2018. In postgame interviews, Padres manager <Andy Green> said, "Villanueva reminds me a lot of (Hall of Famer) <Vladimir Guerrero.> The swing, the bat speed, he has the whole package. We found ourselves a diamond in the rough." . MLB. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
^ "Villanueva placed on DL; season in doubt" . mlb.com . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ "Refuerzo de lujo para los Yaquis: Christian Villanueva llega a Cajeme" . tribuna.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
^ Karraker, Patrick (November 20, 2018). "Padres' Christian Villanueva designated for assignment, to be sold to Japan" . mlbdailydish.com . Retrieved November 20, 2018 .
^ "新外国人選手との契約合意について" . 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019 .
^ "Yomiuri acquires former Padres infielder Christian Villanueva" . The Japan Times . November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ "2019年度 自由契約選手" . NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
^ "クリスチャン・ビヤヌエバ選手と契約合意" . 北海道日本ハムファイターズ 公式サイト (in Japanese). December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019 .
^ "Agreement signed with Christian Villanueva" . Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters . Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
^ "2020年度 自由契約選手" . NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^ "CHRISTIAN VILLANUEVA ES SULTÁN" . sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved April 6, 2021 .
External links
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