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Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:20:56 -0700

San Francisco Giants 1B Angel Villalona, placed on the restricted list Friday, April 6, is working out at the team's complex in the Dominican Republic. "Since Villalona has been unable to acquire a visa yet, we are cancelling his option to (Class A) San Jose," vice president Bobby Evans said via text message. "He has been placed on the major league restricted list while we await further updates on his visa status."

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| Source: CSNBayArea.com - Andrew Baggarly

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:46:52 -0700

San Francisco Giants vice president Bobby Evans said Friday, April 6, that 1B Angel Villalona is back on the restricted list again, and he has not been optioned to Class A San Jose.

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| Source: CSNBayArea.com - Andrew Baggarly

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:07:36 -0700

The San Francisco Giants have optioned 1B Angel Villalona to Class A San Jose. This was scheduled to be his first major league spring training camp but he was never able to leave his native Dominican Republic because of visa problems.

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| Source: MLB.com - Chris Haft

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:53:05 -0800

San Francisco Giants 1B Angel Villalona had his report date to spring camp delayed once again due to repeated problems with his work visa. "It's a visa that requires that they be an elite athlete. And currently, he's not in what they viewed as ... top physical condition," vice president of player personnel Bobby Evans said. The HIPAA Privacy Rule prevented Evans from citing specifics about Villalona's health status, but Villalona has a history of weight issues.

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| Source: MLB.com - Chris Haft

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:30:22 -0800

Updating previous reports, San Francisco Giants 1B Angel Villalona had his work visa approved by the U.S. Immigration Service. He is expected to report to spring training camp Feb. 23, along with the other position players.

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| Source: The Mercury News - Andrew Baggarly

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:05:54 -0800

San Francisco Giants 1B Angel Villalona has not yet received final approval for a United States work visa. The team is hopeful he'll get his visa in time to report with hitters Feb. 24.

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| Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Henry Schulman

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:11:20 -0800

The San Francisco Giants are awaiting word on the United States work visa of 1B Angel Villalona. He hasn't played organized baseball in two years while facing murder charges in the Dominican Republic. However, he was placed on the 40-man roster in December, after Major League Baseball reinstated him from the restricted list after all charges were dropped.

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| Source: The Mercury News - Andrew Baggarly

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:34:11 -0800

The San Francisco Giants have selected the contracts of 2B Charlie Culberson, 1B Angel Villalona, OFs Tyler Graham and Roger Kieschnick and Ps Hector Correa and Dan Otero from Triple-A Fresno.

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| Source: MLB.com - Chris Haft

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:44:26 -0800

Updating previous reports, San Francisco Giants 1B Angel Villalona is unable to join the team because he was stripped of his U.S. visa, as a result of being charged with killing a man in the Dominican Republic, according to The Associated Press.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:42:35 -0800

ESPN.com reports San Francisco Giants 1B Angel Villalona has been freed on bond after he was accused of killing a man in the Dominican Republic. Prosecutor Jose Antonio Polanco said he still intends to prosecute Villalona for the murder.

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