Jonathan Villar
Jonathan Villar | |
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La Vega, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 22, 2013, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 101 |
Runs batted in | 343 |
Stolen bases | 239 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonathan Rafael Villar Roque (born May 2, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels. Prior to 2017, Villar was primarily a shortstop.
Career
Villar signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent. Before the 2011 season, the Phillies traded Villar, J. A. Happ, and Anthony Gose to the Houston Astros for Roy Oswalt.[1]
Houston Astros
Villar was named the 94th best prospect in baseball by
On July 21, the Astros promoted Villar to the major leagues.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Astros traded Villar to the
After the acquisition of
Baltimore Orioles
At the
Villar became the fifth Oriole to hit for the cycle in a 9–6 home loss to the New York Yankees on August 5, 2019. He hit a triple and a double in the third and fifth innings respectively off Masahiro Tanaka, a two-run homer in the sixth off Tommy Kahnle that had tied the game at 6–6 and a single in the ninth off Aroldis Chapman.[9][a] His one-out three-run homer off Caleb Ferguson in the seventh inning of an Orioles' 7–3 home victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 11 was the 6,106th of 2019 and established a new major league record for most total home runs in a season, surpassing the 6,105 set two years earlier in 2017.[10] He was the first MLB player with at least 24 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same season since Carlos Gómez in 2013.[11] Along with Starlin Castro, Whit Merrifield, Marcus Semien and Jorge Soler, he was one of only five players to appear in all 162 games in 2019.[12][13]
Miami Marlins
On December 2, 2019, Villar was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Easton Lucas.[14] With the Marlins in 2020, Villar batted .259 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 30 games.
Toronto Blue Jays
On August 31, 2020, Villar was traded to the
New York Mets
On February 11, 2021, Villar signed a one-year, $3.55 million contract with the New York Mets.[17] Villar hit his first spring training home run as a Met on March 7, 2021, off of Miami Marlins pitcher Yimi García.[18] He would go on to bat .249 in 142 games in the 2021 season. He elected for free agency following the season.
Chicago Cubs
On March 19, 2022, Villar signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Chicago Cubs.[19] On June 24, 2022, Villar was designated for assignment.[20] On June 29, 2022, Villar was released by the Cubs.
Los Angeles Angels
On July 2, 2022, Villar signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.[21] On July 24, 2022, Villar was designated for assignment for the second time that season. In 13 games with the Angels, Villar batted .163/.226/.224 with a home run and 3 RBIs.[22] He cleared waivers and elected free agency on July 29, 2022.
Seattle Mariners
On August 1, 2022, Villar signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. In 37 games for the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers, he hit .283/.329/.497 with 6 home runs, 24 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. Villar elected free agency following the season on November 10.[23]
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
On April 19, 2023, Villar signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.[24] In 85 games for Unión Laguna, he hit .346/.410/.508 with 11 home runs, 72 RBI, and 22 stolen bases.[25]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
Notes
- ^ At the time Villar hit for the cycle, prior Orioles to accomplish the feat were Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Aubrey Huff and Félix Pie. Additional players also accomplished the feat for the franchise when the team was the St. Louis Browns.
References
- ^ "Roy Oswalt OKs Trade to Phillies". CBS News.
- ^ "Ultimate Astros » Villar, Correa among Astros minor league honorees". Blog.chron.com. July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Astros designate veterans Pena and Cedeno for assignment; Villar called up". Therepublic.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Villar steals home". MLB.com. July 30, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ Haudricourt, Tom (November 19, 2015). "Brewers acquire infielder Jonathan Villar from Houston". Jsonline.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ By -JP-@BrewersFanJP Jun 1, 2016, 5:00pm CDT (June 1, 2016). "All-Star Voting Update: Ryan Braun only Brewer in top 5 for position players". Brew Crew Ball. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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- ^ Trezza, Joe (July 31, 2018). "Brewers deal for Schoop from O's". mlb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Trezza, Joe. "Orioles' Villar hits for cycle vs. Yankees". MLB.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ Langs, Sarah. "MLB sets a new single-season HR record," MLB.com, Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019
- ^ Trezza, Joe. "Means puts pin in impressive rookie campaign," MLB.com, Saturday, September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019
- ^ Trezza, Joe. "Villar nearing season goal of playing all 162," MLB.com, Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019
- ^ Dubroff, Rich, "Orioles’ final game typifies season; Wilkerson’s phenomenal catch, poor judgment; waiting on coaches," BaltimoreBaseball.com, Sunday, September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019
- ^ Jordan McPherson (December 2, 2019). "Miami Marlins make decisions on arbitration-eligible players Alexander Valentín AMD add two power bats". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto acquires Ray, Villar, Stripling". Mlb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Villar Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Villar finalizes $3.55M, 1-year deal with Mets". USA Today.
- ^ "In Sloppy Game, Mets and Marlins End Tied | Metsmerized Online". March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Bastian, Jordan (March 19, 2022). "Cubs agree to 1-year deal with infielder Villar". MLB.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Stebbins, Tim (June 24, 2022). "Cubs DFA Jonathan Villar, David Bote Returns From 60-Day IL". NBC 5 Chicago.
- ^ "Ex-Met Jonathan Villar signs with Angels after being DFA'd by Cubs". July 2, 2022.
- Orange County Register.
- ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 19 de abril de 2023". MiLB.com (in Spanish). April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "LMB: Categoría de ligamayoristas en México". milb.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Jonathan Villar on Twitter
- Jonathan Villar on Instagram