Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jhoan Duran was born January 8, 1998, in Esperanza, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Durán signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in December 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks. He played 2016 with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and Missoula Osprey and 2017 with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and Hillsboro Hops. He started 2018 with the Kane County Cougars. On July 27, 2018, the Diamondbacks traded Durán, Gabriel Maciel, and Ernie De La Trinidad to the Minnesota Twins for Eduardo Escobar.

Durán started his Twins career with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He started 2019 with the Fort Myers Miracle.

On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Durán had made the Twins’ Opening Day roster.