Braves Secure Mauricioโ Dubรณnโค with $6.1 million Deal, Solidifying Utility Star’s future
Atlanta, GA – In a move signaling a commitmentโ to versatile talent,โ the Atlanta Braves have reportedlyโ agreed to a one-year, โข$6.1 millionโค contract with infielder/outfielder Mauricio Dubรณn, avoiding salary arbitrationโข adn securing his โคservices through the 2026 season. Theโ deal comes after dubรณn was traded fromโ the houston Astros, were he โขspent โฃfour seasons asโฃ a key contributor.
Dubรณn,29,arrives in Atlanta with a reputation as a defensive specialist,having earned โthe Goldโ Glove Award for Best utility Playerโ in both 2023 andโฃ 2025. Hisโ ability to play seven different positions on the field with a high levelโ of performance made him a valuable asset in Houston. In 133 โgames with the Astrosโข in 2025,Dubรณnโ posted a .241 batting averageโข with seven home runs and โ33 RBIs.
The trade to atlanta was partially motivated by financial considerationsโข for the Astros, according toโ Generalโ Manager Dana Brown, who sought to reduceโ payroll and create flexibility for โคother offseason acquisitions. โDubรณn was enteringโฃ his penultimate year of arbitration eligibility, and his projected salary was expected to be significant given his โcareer performance.
Avoiding arbitration through this agreement provides bothโข Dubรณn and the Braves with financial certainty.โฃ The MLB salary arbitration process allows players without free-agent status to negotiateโค thier salary,โ with a panel of referees ultimately deciding โคthe figure if an agreement isn’t reached.โข
with the contract finalized, Dubรณn will remain with the Braves until the end of the 2026 season,โ at whichโข point heโข will become a free agent eligible to negotiate with any โฃMLB franchise.
Dubรณn Rises Amongโค Honduras’ โHighest-Paid Athletes
The $6.1 million annual salary positions Dubรณn as the second-highest paid โathlete from Honduras, trailing only boxer Teรณfimoโค Lรณpez. Lรณpez earnedโข approximately $10 million for his โฃvictory over Arnold Barboza Jr. in 2025,โค according โฃto GiveMeSport. Other well-compensated Honduran athletes include soccer players Kervinโ Arriaga, whoseโข transfer value is estimated at $6 million, and David Ruiz, valued at โฃ2.5 million euros.