Jhoan Durán

Jhoan Manuel Durán (born January 8, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Arizona Diamondbacks
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. In 2016, he played for the Arizona League Diamondbacks and the Missoula Osprey, and in 2017, he played for the Arizona League Diamondbacks and the Hillsboro Hops. He began the 2018 season with the Kane County Cougars.

Minnesota Twins
On July 27, 2018, the Diamondbacks traded Durán, Gabriel Maciel and Ernie De La Trinidad to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Eduardo Escobar.

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

Durán was added to the Twins' 40-man roster on November 20, 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not participate in any minor league games in 2020, as the season was cancelled. On June 21, 2021, Durán was sidelined by Minnesota due to an elbow strain.

On April 4, 2022, it was officially announced that Durán had secured a spot on the Twins’ Opening Day roster.