PHILADELPHIA — He had driven hundreds of miles Friday to bring his 13-year-old son to a baseball tournament in Louisville, and it was almost 9:30 p.m. by the time Dustin Morse arrived at his hotel. That is when Jhoan Duran introduced himself to a new city with flames and spiders and a song that everyone whistled into the night. Moments …
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As the umpires conferred on Friday night to determine whether Bryson Stott had beaten out the throw to first base, the control room above left field at Citizens Bank Park was holding its collective breath. The go-ahead run hinged on the umpires’ call. If the Phillies broke the tie with the Tigers in the eighth, that meant their new closer, …
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Jhoan Duran is a Phildelphia Phillie now. The former Twins closer, who comes with one of the most electrifying entrance sequences in baseball, got his first moment to soak it all in at Citizen’s Bank Park on Friday night. With the Phillies leading 5-4 after a late rally, Duran emerged from the home bullpen for his first save opportunity with …
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Nobody had a longer Friday than new Phillies closer Jhoan Duran. Duran woke up around 3 a.m. in Minneapolis to fly to Philadelphia, he said. Sleeping in his hotel was not an option because of the “energy” of his young son. Then he came to Citizens Bank Park. He shook a lot of hands. He learned a lot of names. …
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