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After being acquired at the trade deadline, closer Jhoan Duran has been a ninth inning gunslinger for Philadelphia and will ...

Duran, 27, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He has been electric in his two weeks ...

The importance of a good bullpen, and especially a reliable closer who can slam the door in the ninth inning, is often ...

The stakes have never been higher for the Phillies. If you needed proof, you only needed to look at the trade they made ...

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired hard-throwing closer Jhoan Duran in a trade with the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday to upgrade their bullpen.

Duran should help bolster a Phillies bullpen that entered Wednesday with a 4.33 ERA, which ranked 24th among MLB teams, but that also added veteran David Robertson earlier this month.

The Phillies’ most pressing need heading into the deadline was backend help for the bullpen. They were desperate for a closer with their offseason additions not panning out. Landing Duran, who fills ...

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Jhoan Duran on Wednesday, trading two top prospects to the Minnesota Twins for the ...

The Philadelphia Phillies think Jhoan Duran has electric stuff. The Phillies reeled in Duran on Wednesday, trading two of their top prospects to the Minnesota Twins for the veteran right-hander ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired star reliever Jhoan Duran from the Minnesota Twins, the teams announced Wednesday on the eve of the MLB trade deadline. Catcher Eduardo Tait and right ...