Astros' Mauricio Dubon recovering from thumb surgery
(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images)
Houston Astros infielder/outfielder Mauricio Dubon is expected to be ready by spring training following surgery on his left thumb on Wednesday.
The team announced that Dubon had a procedure to repair the thumb's ulnar collateral ligament, an injury that he played through after getting hurt in early September.
Dubon, 30, hit .269 with 25 doubles and 47 RBIs in a career-high 13