The Padres recalled Duran from Triple-A El Paso on Monday.
Duran will serve as a third catcher for the Padres, potentially allowing the club to use Luis Campusano more in its designated hitter spot. The 28-year-old Duran has slashed just .146/.222/.305 in 35 games with the big club this season.
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Padres' Rodolfo Duran: Sent down to Triple-A
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The Padres optioned Duran to Triple-A El Paso on Friday.
With Freddy Fermin (head) now back from the injured list, the Padres will send Duran back down to the minors to avoid carrying three catchers on their active roster. The 28-year-old backstop has slashed just .146/.222/.305 across 91 plate appearances with the big club this season but would likely return to San Diego if the Friars' catcher depth is tested again later in the year.
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Padres' Rodolfo Duran: Retreating to bench
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Duran is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
For about a two-week stretch earlier this month, Duran served as the Padres' No. 1 catcher, but he's faded into more of a timeshare since Freddy Fermin returned from the 7-day injured list Tuesday. Though Fermin and Duran have now started three times apiece over the last six games, the playing time will likely tilt more in Fermin's direction once he's further removed from a concussion.
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Padres' Rodolfo Duran: Homers after late entry
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Duran hit a solo home run in his only plate appearance during Saturday's 9-3 win against the Orioles.
Freddy Fermin started behind the plate but had to leave after taking a warm-up pitch from Yuki Matsui to the head area in the sixth inning. Duran finished out the contest and took Albert Suarez deep in the eighth. Luis Campusano remains on the IL due to a toe injury, so if Fermin needs to miss additional time, Duran figures to take over as the Padres' primary catcher.
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Padres' Rodolfo Duran: Slugs first big-league homer
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Duran went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against Seattle in a 7-4 victory Saturday.
Duran achieved a professional milestone when he went deep with a two-run shot in the seventh inning for his first big-league homer. The 28-year-old is getting his first taste of the majors while Luis Campusano (toe) is on the 10-day injured list. Duran has previously shown some flashes of power in the minors -- he clubbed 15 home runs over 85 games with Triple-A El Paso in 2025 and had gone deep four times across 23 contests with El Paso before being called up this season.
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Yankees' Rodolfo Duran: Back on NRI deal with Yanks
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Duran and the Yankees agreed Tuesday to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training.
Duran was in the Yankees' system for part of the 2022 season and struggled to a .222 batting average and .680 OPS in 53 games (218 plate appearances) at Double-A Somerset. The soon-to-be 25-year-old catcher will probably be sent back to Double-A or Triple-A to open the 2023 campaign.
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Yankees' Rodolfo Duran: Back from injured list
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Duran (undisclosed) has gone 3-for-14 with a home run, a double, two walks and two RBI in four games since returning from Double-A Somerset's 7-day injured list May 5.
Duran was sidelined for just over three weeks due to the unspecified injury. The 24-year-old is expected to serve as a part-time catcher for Somerset moving forward.
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Yankees' Rodolfo Duran: Lands on injured list
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Duran was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list for an unspecified reason Friday, Matt Kardos of MLB.com reports.
While the nature of Duran's absence isn't yet clear, he'll be forced to miss at least a week. He made two appearances at Double-A Somerset to begin the season, and he went 4-for-8 with a homer, two runs, a walk and three strikeouts.
