Christian Iván Villanueva Limón (born June 19, 1991), nicknamed "Villa", is a Mexican professional baseball third baseman for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. Villanueva won the National League\'s Rookie of the Month Award for April 2018.\n', '

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.\n', '

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.\n', '

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