Boston, Mass. — The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has recalled infielder/outfielder Ezequiel Duran from Triple-A Round Rock. Duran fills the 26-man roster vacated by outfielder Kevin Pillar, who was placed on the 10-day Injured List with lower back inflammation (retroactive to May 4) prior to Wednesday’s game at Boston.
Duran, who turns 26 on May 22, is making his third stint with the Rangers this season (also Opening Day-April 7, April 9-19). The utilityman hit .345 (19-55) with 4 home runs, 6 doubles, 4 RBI, 4 walks, 13 runs scored, and a 1.063 OPS in 14 games with Round Rock since being optioned by Texas on April 20, ranking among Pacific Coast League hitters in home runs (T3rd), runs (4th), OPS (6th), and doubles (T6th) since April 22 (min. 50 PA). He has made 10 starts at shortstop and 4 starts at third base with the Express this season, converting all of his 38 total chances.
The Dominican Republic native was on Texas’ Opening Day roster for the 3rd consecutive season and has played in 7 games for the Rangers in 2025, appearing at third base (3 games/2 starts), first base (1 game/start), shortstop (1 game), second base (1 game), and pitcher (1 game) while going 0-for-14 with one RBI and 4 strikeouts at the plate. Duran owns a career .253 average with 22 home runs and 92 RBI in 279 games across 4 MLB seasons, all with Texas, from 2022-25.
With today’s transaction, the Rangers have 39 players on the club’s Major League roster, along with three players (Cody Bradford, Jon Gray, Josh Sborz) on the 60-day Injured List.
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