Padres Faithful, Christian Villanueva Is Your New God

by Jason Avant

All bow to Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva. Last night against the Rockies, he did this in the second inning:

TO THE THIRD DECK! @Villa_at_3B obliterates one to the Western Metal Building. Solo shot gives us a 1-0 lead in the 2nd. #LetsGoPadres pic.twitter.com/vHqdiS6kXV

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 4, 2018

And then he did this in the fourth inning:

VILLY VILLY! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/64BIXkAOcA

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 4, 2018

And then he did this in the seventh inning:

Have yourself a game, @Villa_at_3B!

This was his 3️⃣rd home run tonight! pic.twitter.com/nEaL0wgVj6

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 4, 2018

Villanueva has hit 7 homers in his first 40 at-bats. He becomes the eighth player in history to hit three homers in three appearances during a single game, and the second rookie to do so. The Padres won, 8-4. All hail your new god.