Mauricio Dubón has to be among the most pleasant surprises for the Houston Astros in 2023. The 28-year utility went from being a low-profile player to becoming the Astros’ lead-off guy with surprisingly excellent numbers in his first 50 games of the season.
After a quieter May, he got hot when the calendar turned to June. In nine games so far, he’s got at least a base hit in all of them but one and is 14-for-43 with three doubles, two homers, six runs batted in, and six runs scored. Plus, he’s batting .326/.318/.535 with a .853 OPS.