Ohtani, Villanueva named Rookies of the Month

Shohei Ohtani came to the Majors as the most-hyped rookie in a generation, if not longer, and Christian Villanueva wasn’t even among the Padres’ Top 30 prospects last year, per MLB Pipeline. Yet from those different paths, Ohtani, the Angels’ two-way phenom, and Villanueva, the Padres’ breakout bat, were named the American and National League Rookies of the Month for April on Wednesday.