- - Jhoan Duran injury update: Phillies closer carted off after taking ball off leg

Gabe Lacques, USA TODAYAugust 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM

WASHINGTON — Jhoan Durán, one of the prized acquisitions at Major League Baseball's trade deadline and the much-needed closer for the Philadelphia Phillies, was struck by a batted ball in the lower right leg and removed from their Aug. 15 game.

Durán, entering with a 6-2 lead against the Washington Nationals, took a one-hopper off the bat of the Nationals' Paul DeJong – exit velocity, 94.1 mph – and tried to retrieve the ball as it bounced toward the first base line.

But he pulled up before the basepath and began hobbling, hopping into foul play and standing still. Members of the Phillies' and Nationals' training staff and manager Rob Thomson attended to him.

He simply stood there, arm around a trainer, flexing and trying to put weight on his leg. The delay stretched to more than 10 minutes as a crowd of 35,143 anticipating a postgame Sam Hunt concert whistled in mild impatience.

Ultimately, the Nationals' bullpen cart vroomed from beyond the center field wall and took Durán off the field. He was replaced by 40-year-old David Robertson, who recorded all three outs to finish the 6-2 victory.

Jhoan Duran took a line drive off the foot and had to be carted off the field pic.twitter.com/R3KM6S8PB8

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 16, 2025

Durán, 27, has a fastball clocked at 102 mph that he pairs with a 97 mph cutter, making him one of the most dominant closers in the game. He was acquired July 30 from the Minnesota Twins for top prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to reinforce a Phillies bullpen that has struggled to fill in for projected closer Jordan Romano, who has a 7.24 ERA.

Durán pitched four scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and recording four saves for the Phillies before his outing Friday.

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