Duran, 27, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He has been electric in his two weeks with the Phillies, throwing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts. For the season, Duran has a 1.86 ERA with 20 saves in 53 1/3 innings.

Phillies fans worldwide collectively held their breath Friday night when relief pitcher Jhoan Duran went down with an injury. Manager Rob Thomson brought the

Phillies closer Jhoan Duran gets a positive update after taking a line drive to the ankle, with further evaluation planned this weekend.

Jhoan Duran took a comebacker off his right foot on Friday and had to be carted off the field, but the Philadelphia Phillies closer said Saturday that he's fine.

During the ninth inning of the Phillies’ 6-2 win over the Nationals on Friday, Duran, 27, got struck in the right ankle with a 94 mph liner hit by third baseman Paul DeJong, leaving the closer in immense pain. Medical personnel rushed out to the field following the blow, where Duran appeared to struggle putting any weight on his right leg.

The Phillies' Jhoan Duran was taken away in the bullpen cart after he took a ball off his lower leg in the ninth inning against the Nationals.

The Philadelphia Phillies will be without star pitcher Zack Wheeler indefinitely, but the righty's health comes first.

Jhoan Duran has transformed the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen. As the headlining addition at the trade deadline for the Phillies, the superstar closer has done