There are not a whole lot of position battles for the Houston Astros this Spring Training outside of a bullpen competition. Keeping their established stars on the roster and filling out other spots with role players who can do different things makes this exhibition period pretty tame for those with a solidified place.
According to reports, Houston Astros' utility player Mauricio Dubon has won his arbitration hearing against the team. He'll make $3.5 million this season.
Utilityman Mauricio Dubon has won an arbitration hearing against the Astros.
Looking to get revenge in 2024, here is one trade and one signing the Astros should make this offseason.
There are a few questions surrounding the Houston Astros as they head into the offseason. They have a packed outfield with five players who could start in an everyday role.
We will have at least one Game 7 to decide a World Series berth as the Rangers bashed their way to a 9-2 win over the Astros on Sunday night. That sets the stage for winner-take-all game on Monday night in Houston.
Teams with former Brewers on their divisional-round rosters include the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For one game at least, that ominous dark cloud lifted from above the reeling Houston Astros. Mauricio Dubon stroked a walk-off single to right field that plated Yainer Diaz with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday for a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Mauricio Dubon delivered a walk-off RBI single Wednesday afternoon for the host Houston Astros, who maintained their share of first place in the American League West by earning a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Mauricio Dubon hit a two-out, two-strike home run in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie and lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.
The Houston Astros have been without their starting shortstop Jeremy Peña for five games now as he misses another start on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies.
After facing adversity for the first time in his young major league career, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Bobby Miller will take the mound again Saturday at home against the Houston Astros. And YB's Jack Dougherty has a player prop on the game.
The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals will play the middle game of the three-game set on Wednesday. And Yardbarker's Jack Dougherty has a tasty player prop you don't want to miss.
Right-hander Jose Berrios will be out to give the Toronto Blue Jays their third consecutive strong start and a series win over the visiting Houston Astros on Thursday night.
The Houston Astros will sit Jeremy Peña on the bench Friday night as they take on the Oakland Athletics. Mauricio Dubon will take his place at shortstop as second baseman Jose Altuve returns to the lineup after dealing with an illness. It begs the question: Why bench Peña?
Jose Altuve and Mauricio Dubon are expected to start together for the first time this season -- perhaps as early as the series opener -- when the Houston Astros and host Oakland Athletics meet for three straight days beginning Friday night.
The Houston Astros have been left severely disappointed by first baseman José Abreu, the man they signed to replace Yuli Gurriel at the position this past winter. Abreu, the former 2020 American League MVP, is slashing .218/.273/.259 with zero home runs this season.
The Houston Astros received some good news on the injury front when manager Dusty Baker announced that second baseman Mauricio Dubon's injury is nothing serious.
The injuries just keep on piling up for the Houston Astros. Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon was the latest to sustain a setback after leaving the game against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, May 9 in Anaheim.
The one-year anniversary of Mauricio Dubon's trade from the San Francisco Giants to the Houston Astros is later this month. On Monday night, the utilityman got revenge on his old squad.
Mauricio Dubon recorded a three-hit game against his former club, and the Houston Astros survived an early loss of their starting pitcher to claim a 7-3 interleague victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday.
One player’s injury is another player’s opportunity. That’s exactly the case for Mauricio Dubon. While José Altuve recovers from a broken right thumb suffered last month in the World Baseball Classic for Venezuela, Dubon has filled in extremely well.
The Houston Astros acquired utility player Mauricio Dubón in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, who will receive minor league catcher and first baseman Michael Papierski in return.
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler might be the fittest manager in Major League Baseball. The 45-year-old is famously enthusiastic about weightlifting, and even some of his own players cannot stack up.
It appears as if the Giants-Dodgers rivalry is as fierce as it has ever been.
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