San Francisco, CA
Astros acquire utilityman Dubón from Giants
WASHINGTON — The Houston Astros acquired utilityman Mauricio Dubón in a commerce with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
The 27-year-old Dubón is batting .239 with two homers and eight RBI in 21 video games this season. He has huge league expertise at second base, third base, shortstop and heart area.
The Giants obtained minor league catcher Michael Papierski within the deal. Papierski was assigned to Triple-A Sacramento.
San Francisco additionally recalled infielder Donovan Walton from Sacramento earlier than the Giants’ sport at St. Louis.
Dubón made his huge league debut in 2019 with Milwaukee. He’s a .258 hitter with 15 homers and 58 RBI in 179 video games within the majors.
The Astros had received 11 straight video games heading into Saturday’s matchup with Washington.