Ezequiel Durán
Dominican baseball player (born 1999)
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Ezequiel Alberto Durán (born May 22, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball utility player for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
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| Ezequiel Durán | |
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Durán in 2026 | |
| Texas Rangers – No. 20 | |
| Utility player | |
| Born: May 22, 1999 San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 2022, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through July 17, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 32 |
| Runs batted in | 155 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Career
New York Yankees
Durán signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, for a $10,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut in 2017 for the DSL Yankees of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, hitting .393/.415/.754/1.169 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI over 15 games.[2]
Durán played for the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2018, hitting .201/.251/.311/.562 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI.[3] He spent the 2019 season with the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, hitting .256/.329/.496/.824 with 13 home runs, 37 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.[3] Durán did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Durán opened the 2021 season with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the High-A East league, hitting .290/.374/.533/.907 with 12 home runs, 48 RBI, and 12 stolen bases over 67 games for them.[4][5]
Texas Rangers
On July 29, 2021, Durán along with Josh Smith, Glenn Otto, and Trevor Hauver were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodríguez.[6] He was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East following the trade, and finished the season posting a .229/.287/.408/.695 slash line with 7 home runs and 31 RBI.[7] Durán played in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros following the 2021 season, hitting .278/.333/.611/.944 in 72 at bats with 3 home runs and 12 RBI.[8][9] Durán was named to the Fall League All-Star team.[10]
On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Durán its the 40-man roster.[11][12] He split the 2022 minor league season between the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, hitting a combined .302/.344/.555/.899 with 16 home runs, 33 doubles, 57 RBI, and 14 stolen bases in 21 attempts over 78 games.[13]
On June 4, Durán was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his major league debut that day versus the Seattle Mariners.[14] He recorded his first career hit, an infield single, and first career home run on June 5.[15][16] 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, playing primarily second base.
In 2024, with Texas he batted .246/.288/.321 with 3 home runs and 20 RBIs in 92 games, playing primarily third base and outfield.[17]
On March 31, 2025, Durán pitched for the first time in an MLB game in a 14–1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched a perfect 8th inning.