The Twins' young closer has had a disappointing spring, in several regards. It’s easy to shrug off spring training stats, but ...

The Twins' closer dealt with a drop in temperature on his signature heat last season, impacting his overall performance.

M innesota Twins pitchers Jhoan Duran (oblique) and Justin Topa (knee) are both pain-free and have been throwing, but neither of them have resumed throwing off a mound yet. Duran threw from 105 ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. – As is usually the case with Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Duran, things were moving fast. He held a pristine baseball in his right hand, and held the attention of his teammates ...

Duran's fastball velocity has been down this spring, but he says it's by design, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "I focus more on my mechanics and my pitches' movement ...

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran (oblique) is set to throw a bullpen session ahead of Tuesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The right-hander continues to work his way back from ...

It’s hard to see how anyone at all hits Duran with his 100-mph fastball, 97-mph splitter and mid-80s curveball, but they did more than ever last season, and by the end of June, he actually seemed ...

On the mound, there’s Jhoan Duran, one of the best relievers in baseball, staring back at you. He starts throwing and all of a sudden you’re seeing 99 mph fastballs. It’s only February but ...