Duran signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Dec. 15.
Duran spent the entire 2023 season with the Triple-A affiliate of the Yankees in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and slashed .252/.329/.444 with eight home runs across 240 plate appearances. The 25-year-old catcher will likely be stationed at Triple-A Omaha to begin the 2024 campaign.
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Yankees' Rodolfo Duran: Moved to minor-league camp
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Duran was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Yankees on Saturday.
Duran was re-signed to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training back in February. The 24-year-old backstop will all but assuredly begin the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and he will need to be added to the 40-man roster to receive a promotion in 2023.
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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.
