Ezequiel Alberto Durán (born May 22, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball utility player for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
| Ezequiel Durán | |
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| Texas Rangers – No. 20 | |
| Utility player | |
| Born: May 22, 1999 San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 2022, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through August 30, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 21 |
| Runs batted in | 85 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editNew York Yankees
editDurán signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, for a $10,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut in 2017 for the DSL Yankees of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, hitting .393/.415/.754/1.169 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI over 15 games.[2] Durán played for the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2018, hitting .201/.251/.311/.562 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI.[3] He spent the 2019 season with the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, hitting .256/.329/.496/.824 with 13 home runs, 37 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[3] Durán did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Durán opened the 2021 season with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the High-A East league, hitting .290/.374/.533/.907 with 12 home runs, 48 RBI, and 12 stolen bases over 67 games for them.[4][5]
Texas Rangers
editOn July 29, 2021, Durán along with Josh Smith, Glenn Otto, and Trevor Hauver were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodríguez.[6] He was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East following the trade, and finished the season posting a .229/.287/.408/.695 slash line with 7 home runs and 31 RBI.[7] Durán played in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros following the 2021 season, hitting .278/.333/.611/.944 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI.[8][9] Durán was named to the Fall League All-Star team.[10]
On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Durán to the 40–man roster.[11][12] He split the 2022 minor league season between the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, hitting a combined .302/.344/.555/.899 with 16 home runs, 33 doubles, 57 RBI, and 14 stolen bases over 78 games.[13]
On June 4, Durán was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his major league debut that day versus the Seattle Mariners.[14] He recorded his first career hit, an infield single, and first career home run on June 5.[15][16] Over 58 games for Texas in 2022, Durán hit .236/.277/.365/.643 with 5 home runs, 10 doubles, 4 stolen bases, and 25 RBI.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Law, Keith. "Yankees 2021 prospect rankings: Keith Law on New York's top 20". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ezequiel Duran Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Kelly, Dan (January 24, 2020). "The Yankees have two talented prospects in Anthony Volpe and Ezequiel Duran". Pinstripe Alley. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Headed to Texas". CBSSports.com. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Tuesday's top prospect performers". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Hoch, Brian (July 29, 2021). "Yankees get Gallo in 6-player deal". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Sheehan, Trujillo, Stephanie, Nick (September 11, 2021). "Saturday's top prospect performers". MLB.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Sam Dykstra (October 6, 2021). "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Boor, William (October 25, 2021). "Duran flaunts power, speed in 3-hit game". MLB.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ Newberg, Jamey (November 17, 2021). "What Does the AFL Mean for the Rangers? Two Skyrocketing Prospects". D Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Landry, Kennedi (November 19, 2021). "Texas protects 3 prospects from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ Morris, Adam J. (November 19, 2021). "Rangers add 3 to 40 man roster, outright 2". Lone Star Ball (SB Nation). Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Maun, Tyler (May 15, 2022). "Duran's scorching May continues for RoughRiders". MLB.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ The, AP (June 4, 2022). "Rangers' Duran makes MLB debut; Smith to IL". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Hoyt, Joseph (June 6, 2022). "Ezequiel Durán's fearless mentality showed in first MLB homer that gave Rangers late lead". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Landry, Kennedi (June 5, 2022). "In 2nd game, Duran delivers 1st hit, 1st HR". MLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Ezequiel Durán on Instagram