| Carlos Duran | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:July 30, 2001 Nagua, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 22, 2025, for the Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 81.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Carlos Daniel Duran (born July 30,2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Athletics.
Duran signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8,2018,as an international amateur. [1] He spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons playing for the Dodgers affiliates in the Dominican Summer League (DSL),making 17 starts with a 1.14 ERA [2] and earning DSL mid-season All-Star honors in 2018. [3] Duran did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Duran was assigned to the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2021, [2] where he was regarded as being the most prominent pitcher on the Quakes staff. [1] However,he struggled a bit in his first season in the United States,with a 6.11 ERA in 20 appearances (18 starts) for the Quakes and allowed seven earned runs in only 7+1⁄3 innings for the High–A Great Lakes Loons [2] following a September 1 promotion. [3] In 2022, with Great Lakes, he made 13 starts (and one relief appearance), with a 4.25 ERA and struck out 68 batters in only 48+2⁄3 innings. [2] His season ended early due to an elbow injury and he underwent Tommy John surgery, which cost him all of the 2023 season. [5]
Returning from the surgery in 2024, he began with Rancho Cucamonga (seven runs in 13+2⁄3 innings), before a July promotion to the Double–A Tulsa Drillers. [3] He made 11 starts for the Drillers, allowing 13 runs in 38+1⁄3 innings for a 3.05 ERA. [2] He also made one fill-in start for the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club on September 14, where he allowed two runs in only 1+1⁄3 innings. He did not allow a hit but walked three and struck out three in the game. [6]
On April 2, 2025, Duran was traded to the Athletics in exchange for Esteury Ruiz. [7] On April 30, he was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [8] Duran was optioned back to the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators two days later without making an appearance, and became a phantom ballplayer. [9] On May 22, he was promoted to the major leagues for a second time and made his MLB debut. Duran was optioned back to Triple-A Las Vegas the following day. [10] Duran was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Austin Wynns on June 8. [11] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas on June 11. [12] Duran elected free agency following the season on November 6. [13]
On December 12, 2025, Duran signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [14]
