Mauricio Dubon describes his "unreal" debut with the hero of his childhood Brandon Crawford

Mauricio Dubon, rookie baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, loved Brandon Crawford and played alongside him.

Dubon made his Giants debut against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night and told reporters after the match how special the moment was for him.

"The first run, I looked to my right and there are those two," said the rookie league player at Crawford and Evan Longoria. "It was unreal." I looked to my left and saw myself. [Brandon] Belt. I looked down and said, "Oh, there is me." It was quite special. "

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As a teenager, Dubon left Honduras to settle in Sacramento and took a photo at Oracle Park 10 years ago (which technically would have been AT & T Park at the time) by predicting that it would not be possible. he would play there one day. Crawford was his favorite player.

"It will be the craziest thing about everything, playing next to him," Dubon told KNBR before the match. "He has not yet sunk."

From the second goal, Dubon recorded his first shot as a Giant and also achieved an impressive defensive play. His two families in Sacramento were at the match and Dubon said he saw them applaud after the show.

"I had the shot and I looked up, and they applauded," he said. "It was moving.The context, the country.Major success in the major leagues.I mean, it was rather special."

Dubon was acquired from Milwaukee brewers just prior to the transaction deadline. The giants exchanged Ray Black and Drew Pomeranz to acquire the Honduran infielder.

The Padres beat the Giants 5 to 3 and both teams will play again Friday night at 19:15.

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