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Ezequiel Duran

Rangers
Number #20
Position SS
Bats R
Throws R
Age 27
Height 5' 10"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Born May 22, 1999

Key Insights

2026
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Duran pulls 22.5% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 27.5%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

18 pulled, 40 up the middle and 22 the other way over 80 located batted balls.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Duran is at his worst against left-handers, with the bases empty: a .521 OPS there against .815 overall.

21 plate appearances in that situation.
He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Duran averages 94.0 mph off the bat, against 89.3 with the bases empty.

20 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 56 without.
One of the more productive bats in the league

Duran's OPS+ of 133 puts him 85th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

120 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 66th in MLB.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Duran hits it hardest to his pull side: 93.9 mph on average there, against 86.5 the other way.

18 batted balls to his pull side, 20 the other way.
He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Duran's batting average is .283 but the quality of his contact projects .246, a gap of .037 he is currently outrunning.

120 plate appearances in 2026.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 22, 1999
Birth Place San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 10"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R