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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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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Jul 30, 2025, 06:53 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Carlos Correa said discussions about a trade from the Minnesota Twins back to the Houston Astros before Thursday’s deadline aren’t “serious,” but he didn’t rule out the possibility of returning to the city where he won a World Series. “That’s not something that’s, I don’t think, serious right now,” the shortstop said …
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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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Griffin Jax was fuming, then apologetic, and Willi Castro was confused. The Twins were embarrassed by the Red Sox 13-1 on Wednesday, and the clubhouse afterward was a scene of quiet chaos, everyone wondering what just happened — or, with the trade deadline looming at 5 p.m. Thursday, what would happen next. That would certainly help, considering how overmatched, occasionally …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB trade deadline. Carlos Correa acknowledged ongoing trade discussions between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, but downplayed the possibility of a deal. Echoing sentiments from multiple sources from both teams, the Twins shortstop said the likelihood of a deal manifesting before Thursday’s 5 p.m. CT trade deadline seems far-fetched. …
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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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