Christian Villanueva
| Christian Villanueva | |||
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| San Diego Padres – No. 22 | |||
| Third baseman | |||
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Born: June 19, 1991 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 18, 2017, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2017 season) |
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| Batting average | .344 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
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Christian Iván Villanueva Limón (born June 19, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball third baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2017.
Villanueva signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on August 17, 2008. He missed the part of the 2009 season after having knee surgery. The Rangers traded Villanueva and Kyle Hendricks to the Chicago Cubs in 2012 in exchange for Ryan Dempster.
By 2014, Villanueva was blocked in the Cubs' organization by fellow third baseman Kris Bryant. Villanueva broke his right fibula during spring training in 2016 and missed the entire season. He was non-tendered on December 2, and signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.
On September 18, 2017, the Padres promoted Villanueva to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day, starting at third base.
Villanueva and his wife had a son, Christian Jr., in 2017. His older brother, Eduardo, died in 2017 at age 29 due to lung problems.
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