JHOAN DURAN NEWS

In line to be activated Tuesday Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said Monday that Duran (oblique) will likely be activated from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune repor...

Impact Duran has rejoined the Twins in Chicago following two rehab appearances, and while he will not be activated prior to Monday's series opener versus the White Sox, it sounds like he'll be available Tuesday. Baldelli did not say whether Duran would immediately regain his closer job or be eased back in, but fantasy managers should probably go ahead and activate the hard thrower for this week.

APRIL 29 • ROTOWIRE

3 Twins takeaways: Bailey Ober cuts up, Carlos Santana thaws out, Jhoan Duran closes in After hitting rock bottom at 7-13, the Twins are riding a seven-game winning streak and have Carlos Correa ready to return.

APRIL 29 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Twins' Jhoan Duran feeling good, but 'no timeline' yet for return Duran's velocity was down during a rehab outing Tuesday night, but he's feelin

APRIL 24 • SI.COM

Twins' Jhoan Duran pitches an inning in rehab assignment Duran struck out three while allowing four hits and two runs in the inning.

APRIL 24 • SI.COM

Beginning rehab assignment Duran (oblique) will report to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact The 26-year-old progressed to facing live batters Friday and has now been cleared for game action. Duran will likely require at least a few appearances with St. Paul before joining the Twins, and he could be activated before the end of April. It remains to be seen if manager Rocco Baldelli will ease Duran into high-leverage work or if the right-hander will immediately reclaim the closer role once reistated.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Twins close to getting Jhoan Duran and Max Kepler back from injuries Help is on the way for the struggling Twins, but Carlos Correa is unlikely to return from the injured list when eligible next week.

APRIL 20 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Twins closer Jhoan Duran faces hitters, could begin rehab assignment next week The flamethrowing reliever threw live batting practice at Target Field on Friday for the first time since spring training.

APRIL 20 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Could face hitters soon Duran (oblique) will throw another bullpen session Tuesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact He threw his first bullpen session since his oblique strain on Friday, and if he gets through that with no issues he could be cleared for live batting practice sessions. Duran would figure to require at least a couple live BP sessions before beginning a rehab assignment.

APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE

Jhoan Duran nearing sooner-than-expected return from injury for Twins Twins closer Jhoan Duran traveled with the team to Detroit, a good sign considering manager Rocco Baldelli said they were eyeing a May retur...

APRIL 13 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Still no set timetable for return Duran (oblique) threw on flat ground from 105 feet Saturday and said afterward that he no longer has pain in his oblique, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact Duran said that it's been "a lot of days" since he's felt pain in his oblique, but he's still unsure of what his return timeline will look like. A better picture likely won't come into focus until he's further along in his throwing progression. Griffin Jax has the Twins' lone save so far this season in Duran's absence.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

IL move is official The Twins placed Duran on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right oblique strain, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Duran suffered a moderate oblique strain nearly two weeks ago and is likely to miss most, if not all, of April with the injury. Manager Rocco Baldelli has not committed to a closer while Duran is out, but Griffin Jax and Brock Stewart are the top candidates.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Twins relievers ready to step up with Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar sidelined by injuries Griffin Jax and Brock Stewart could both see opportunities to close in Jhoan Duran’s absence.

MARCH 20 • TWINCITIES.COM

Settling back in as closer Duran threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout in Sunday's Grapefruit League tie with Tampa Bay. He bounced back after giving up four earned runs over two-thirds of an inning in h...

Impact Duran is healthy as spring begins and entrenched as Minnesota's closer. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has a history of using his bullpen in disregard for the save rule, but he mostly used Duran in a traditional closer role last year. So for this spring there's no sign that Baldelli plans any change even though the Twins may have the deepest setup crew in recent memory.

MARCH 4 • ROTOWIRE

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Punches out two in save Duran closed out the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, allowing one walk in a scoreless inning. He struck out two.

Impact The young right-hander led the team with 27 saves in 59 regular season games and they unsurprisingly turned to him again in the ninth inning to close out Tuesday's win. Duran was making his first career appearance as a closer in the postseason. Also foreseeable were his two strikeouts, as Duran carried a 12.1 K/9 across 62.1 innings during the season.

OCTOBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Escapes with save Duran allowed a run on two hits and two walks in one inning Friday. He struck out one and earned a save against the Angels.

Impact Duran threw just 17 of 34 pitches for strikes in his shaky performance. He gave up an RBI single to Michael Stefanic but was able to strand three runners on base to close out the 8-5 win. Duran now has 27 saves in 32 chances while registering a 2.54 ERA and an 81:24 K:BB through 60.1 innings. Friday was his first save since Sep. 12 and he's converted four straight since his last blown opportunity Aug. 30.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Earns save No. 26 Duran picked up the save Tuesday against the Rays. He tossed a perfect inning and didn't record a strikeout.

Impact Duran snared his third save of September on Tuesday, delivering a perfect inning to put away the Rays. During September, Duran has allowed two hits and no earned runs across four innings.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins closer Jhoan Duran has an entrance worthy of his fastball When the Mets broadcast showed Jhoan Duran's walk-in from start to finish, more than four million watched a replay on X (formerly Twitter).

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Earns save Friday Duran issued one walk in a scoreless inning against the Mets on Friday. He struck out two and picked up a save.

Impact Duran worked around a leadoff walk to close out the 5-2 win on just 14 pitches. He's converted two straight save chances after blowing one against Cleveland on Aug. 30. Duran is up to 25 saves with a 2.56 ERA and a 77:21 K:BB through 56.1 frames.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bags 24th save Duran earned a save against Texas on Saturday, allowing one unearned run on two hits while striking out two batters over one inning.

Impact Duran entered in the bottom of the 10th inning after Minnesota took a three-run lead in the top of the frame. The right-hander retired the first two batters he faced before Johan Heim laced a single to score the inherited runner. Robbie Grossman followed with an infield single to bring the winning run to the plate, but Duran struck out Josh Smith to escape the jam. The save was the 24th of the season for Duran, seventh-most in the American League.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brewers score twice in 10th off Jhoan Duran, slip past Twins 8-7 Brice Turang's infield single drove in the winning run with two outs as Milwaukee overcame a three-run deficit and swept the two-game series...

AUGUST 23, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Picks up 23rd save Duran picked up the save Sunday against the Pirates. He allowed one hit and zero walks while striking out two over a scoreless inning.

Impact Only a Brian Reynolds infield single prevented a clean frame for Duran, who has now allowed at least one hit his last 13 outings. Duran now has 23 saves in 27 opportunities and holds a 2.77 ERA and 1.15 WHIP to go along with 68 strikeouts in 48.2 innings.

AUGUST 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins closer Jhoan Duran is more hittable these days, but he's not worried Jhoan Duran's early-season excellence has faded since July, but he has 22 saves and an ERA of 2.89.

AUGUST 17, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM