Alden GonzalezJul 31, 2025, 01:27 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. The Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a deal to acquire outfielder Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Two prospects, outfielder Hendry …
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The Phillies on Thursday traded for Minnesota Twins outfielder Harrison Bader, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The Phillies are sending outfielder Hendry Mendez and righty Geremy Villoria to the Twins, according to league sources. A February signee for a modest $6.25 million, Bader has exceeded expectations this season. Largely brought in as a defensive specialist, the 2021 Gold Glove …
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New Phillies closer Jhoan Duran expected to join the team Friday Bryce Harper is looking forward to welcoming new Phillies closer Jhoan Duran into the clubhouse on Friday. “We needed bullpen help, and we got one of the best in baseball, so definitely a big reinforcement for us,” Harper said Wednesday night in Chicago after the trade was announced. Some …
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You can picture it now, can’t you? The lights suddenly go dark as the bass line to “El Incomprendido” begins to pump, just as it did at Target Field when Jhoan Duran entered a game. Except, the setting is Citizens Bank Park, and the month is October. The lights go on and Duran is standing on the mound in red …
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Image credit: Twins RHP Jhoan Duran (Getty Images) With just under 24 hours to go until the 2025 MLB trade deadline, the Phillies and Twins synced on the biggest deal yet Wednesday evening, with Philadelphia acquiring all-star closer Jhoan Duran from Minnesota in exchange for RHP Mick Abel and C Eduardo Tait. Duran, 27, arrives with multiple years of team …
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The first big domino of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline fell on Wednesday night when the Twins traded their closer, Jhoan Durán, to the Phillies for RHP Mick Abel and catching prospect Eduardo Tait. The Twins and Phillies deal is agreed upon. Right-hander Mick Abel and catcher Eduardo Tait are going to Minnesota for closer Jhoan Duran, sources tell ESPN. …
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Deal details: Philadelphia Phillies receive RHP Jhoan Duran for RHP Mick Abel and C Eduardo Tait In hindsight, it should have been obvious the Philadelphia Phillies were our best hope for a good old-fashioned deadline trade, and they gave us one, sending two prospects to the Minnesota Twins for closer Jhoan Duran. Long before Paul Skenes was a glimmer in …
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CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies, for weeks, had designs on acquiring a hard-throwing, shutdown closer. They did not hide their intentions. And, with about 24 hours before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, they found their man in Jhoan Duran of the Minnesota Twins. They have acquired Duran in what would be president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski’s biggest trade-deadline acquisition since …
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The Twins initially acquired Duran in 2018 through a trade centered on infielder Eduardo Escobar. Duran developed from a starter into a flamethrowing reliever — now complete with a fiery entrance video. He tallied 74 saves and a 2.47 ERA in four seasons with the Twins, and he pitched five scoreless innings during the 2023 postseason when the Twins advanced …
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