Batting average .236 Name Jonathan Villar Career start 2008 Stolen bases 42 Weight 88 kg | Runs batted in 46 Height 1.85 m Home runs 10 Role Baseball player Salary 266,311 USD (2015) | |
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Current team Milwaukee Brewers (Infielder) Similar People Marwin Gonzalez, Robbie Grossman, A J Hinch, Jean Segura | ||
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Jonathan Rafael Villar Roque (born May 2, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Prior to 2017, Villar was primarily a shortstop.
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- Houstons baseball player jonathan villar slides into brandon phillips butt video
- Jonathan Villar 2018 Highlights
- Career
- Houston Astros
- Milwaukee Brewers
- References
Jonathan Villar 2018 Highlights
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.
Houston Astros
Villar was named the 94th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America prior to the 2011 season. He was invited to Astros' spring training in 2012. Villar played for the Oklahoma City RedHawks in 2013, and was named the Astros' minor league hitter of the month for June 2013.
On July 21, the Astros promoted Villar to the major leagues. On July 30, 2013, Villar stole home against the Baltimore Orioles. His strong finish to 2013 made him the team's Opening Day starter in 2014, but struggled offensively in 2014 as well as 2015. Nevertheless, he was named to the Astros' roster for the 2015 American League Wild Card Game. In the seventh inning, he pinch-ran for Chris Carter, stole second base, and scored on a single by José Altuve to make the score 3-0, which ended up being the final score of the game.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Astros traded Villar to the Milwaukee Brewers for Cy Sneed on November 19, 2015. Villar impressed Brewers manager Craig Counsell in Spring Training, and became the Brewers' Opening Day shortstop. Villar played very well for the first half of the season despite the team's struggles, posting a .298 batting average, 6 home runs and a league-leading 19 stolen bases before the All-Star Break. After top prospect Orlando Arcia was promoted to the Majors, Villar was moved to third base. He finished the year with 62 stolen bases, leading the league, four more than Billy Hamilton of the Cincinnati Reds, along with a .285 average, 62 RBIs, and 19 home runs.
After the acquisition of third baseman Travis Shaw, the Brewers announced that Villar would shift to second base. Villar struggled for most of 2017, and lost his starting job at second base after the Brewers traded for Neil Walker. With Keon Broxton struggling, Villar began to get regular starts in center field.