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Phillies get their closer by landing Twins' Duran

Buster Olney

created: July 31, 2025, 3:51 p.m. | updated: July 31, 2025, 9:43 p.m.

Open Extended ReactionsThe Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday acquired Jhoan Duran, one of baseball's best relievers, and they paid a high price to the Minnesota Twins to get it done. They are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, among the Phillies' minor league prospects by ESPN. David Dombrowski, the Phillies' head of baseball operations, again aggressively worked to plug a major hole in the bullpen. "We got a dominant closer for a tough price, two good players, but something that we think [with] where we are makes sense," Dombrowski said. Abel was the Phillies' first-round pick in 2020 and progressed to the big leagues for the first time this season.

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