Jhoan Manuel Durán (born January 8, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jhoan Durán | |
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Minnesota Twins – No. 59 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 (age 24) Esperanza, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 8, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 2–4 |
Earned run average | 1.86 |
Strikeouts | 89 |
Teams | |
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Durán signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in December 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks. He played 2016 with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and Missoula Osprey and 2017 with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and Hillsboro Hops. He started 2018 with the Kane County Cougars. On July 27, 2018 the Diamondbacks traded Durán, Gabriel Maciel and Ernie De La Trinidad to the Minnesota Twins for Eduardo Escobar.[1][2]
Durán started his Twins career with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.[3] He started 2019 with the Fort Myers Miracle.
Durán was added to the Twins 40-man roster on November 20, 2019.[4] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 21, 2021, Durán was shut down by Minnesota due to an elbow strain.[5]
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