Ezequiel Alberto Durán (born May 22, 1999) is a Dominican

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for the Texas Rangers of

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

New York Yankees

Durán signed with the

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as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, for a $10,000

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. He made his professional debut in 2017 for the

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of the Rookie-level

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, hitting .393/.415/.754/1.169 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI over 15 games. Durán played for the

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of the Rookie-level

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in 2018, hitting .201/.251/.311/.562 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI. He spent the 2019 season with the

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of the

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, hitting .256/.329/.496/.824 with 13 home runs, 37 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Durán did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the

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. Durán opened the 2021 season with the

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of the

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league, hitting .290/.374/.533/.907 with 12 home runs, 48 RBI, and 12 stolen bases over 67 games for them.

Texas Rangers

On July 29, 2021, Durán along with

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, and

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were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for

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and

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. He was assigned to the

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of the

following the trade, and finished the season posting a .229/.287/.408/.695 slash line with 7 home runs and 31 RBI. Durán played in the

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for the

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following the 2021 season, hitting .278/.333/.611/.944 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. Durán was named to the Fall League All-Star team. On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Durán to the 40–man roster. He split the 2022 minor league season between the

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of the Double-A

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and the

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of the Triple-A

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, hitting a combined .302/.344/.555/.899 with 16 home runs, 33 doubles, 57 RBI, and 14 stolen bases over 78 games. On June 4, Durán was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his major league debut that day versus the

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. He recorded his first career hit, an infield single, and first career home run on June 5. Over 58 games for Texas in 2022, Durán hit .236/.277/.365/.643 with 5 home runs, 10 doubles, 4 stolen bases, and 25 RBI.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Durán, Ezequiel 1999 births Living people People from San Juan de la Maguana Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball infielders Texas Rangers players Dominican Summer League Yankees players Pulaski Yankees players Staten Island Yankees players Hudson Valley Renegades players Hickory Crawdads players Surprise Saguaros players Frisco RoughRiders players Round Rock Express players Águilas Cibaeñas players

Career

New York Yankees

Texas Rangers

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