Back in 2019, the Milwaukee Brewers' shortstop picture was a complicated one. Following an impressive 2018 postseason, starter Orlando Arcia was struggling to find consistency at the plate, and concerns were rising regarding his status as the organization's long-term shortstop. Meanwhile, down in Triple-A, another option was emerging, one who was finding a great deal of success on the San Antonio Missions, the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate at the time. Sporting a .307/.343/.491 slash line for the Missions through the first three months of the season was 24-year-old shortstop prospect Mauricio Dubón.
Dúbon, who the Brewers acquired from the Red Sox alongside Travis Shaw in a 2016 trade that sent Tyler Thornburg to Boston, was eventually given a shot with the big-league club in the first week of July.