were both active children; they began playing baseball at a young age but were also involved in music, art competitions, and theater.

[6][7] During the baseball offseason, Stubbs lives in California with Matt Chapman, the third baseman for the San Francisco Giants.

In high school, despite being small for a catcher, standing 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighing only 165 pounds (75 kg), Stubbs was a two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation Team honoree.

[24][25] After 11 games with Tri-City, the Astros promoted Stubbs to the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League.

[28] After the season, the Astros assigned Stubbs to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.

In 2017, MLB Pipeline named him the best catcher in the Astros' minor league system, and the organization's 11th-best prospect overall.

He was a AA Texas League starting All Star, and in the game he tripled and drove in three runs for the winning South.

[33] Stubbs was promoted to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in August, where he posted a .221 batting average with four home runs and 37 RBIs; between the two teams he had 11 stolen bases in 11 attempts.

[39] He began the 2019 season with the Astros' AAA Round Rock Express, and was promoted to the major leagues on May 26.

[41] In his minor league career through 2021, Stubbs batted .272/.366/.397 with 27 home runs and 174 RBIs, and stole 51 bases while being caught only 5 times.

[27] On his 26th birthday, May 26, 2019, Stubbs was called up to the major leagues after Astros catcher Max Stassi went on the 10-day Injury List.

[27] Prior to Game 4 of the 2021 World Series, Stubbs was added to the Astros' roster, replacing Jason Castro who was removed due to COVID-19 protocols.

[47] On November 19, 2021, the Astros traded Stubbs to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league center fielder Logan Cerny.

[49] On May 22, 2022, Stubbs hit his first career Major League home run, versus the Los Angeles Dodgers off pitcher Tony Gonsolin.

[50] On June 15, Stubbs hit his first career walk-off home run against the Miami Marlins, carrying the Phillies to a 3-1 victory.

[53] He had the 7th-best average pop time to second base of all major league catchers, in the top seven percent, at 1.91.

[60] During Israel's first game, Stubbs hit a game-winning two-run ground rule double in the 8th inning against Team Nicaragua.