The As have selected the contract of righty from Triple-A and optioned lefty Andy Ibanez Jersey , per a team announcement. Right-hander was transferred from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL in order to open space for Duran, wholl be making his MLB debut the first time he takes the mound. Duran, 23, was just acquired from the Dodgers in exchange for outfielder earlier in the month. Hes pitched 16 innings between the Triple-A clubs for the Dodgers and As in 2025 and posted unsightly results, due largely to poor command. Currently, Duran holds a 6.75 ERA on the season. Hes fanned a respectable 24.3% of his opponents but also i sued walks at an untenable 16.2% clip (in addition to three hit batters and a pair of wild pitches). This years command troubles notwithstanding, Duran has a decent minor league track record. He pitched 53 1/3 innings acro s three minor league levels with the Dodgers in 2024 and notched a combined 3.71 ERA with a robust 29.4% strikeout rate. His location still wasnt sharp, evidenced by a 12.9% walk rate, but it wasnt quite as rough as its been so far in 2025. Duran is averaging better than 95 mph on his heater this season and pairing it with a slider that sits about 10 mph slower on the radar gun. That slider, in particular, has drawn heaps of praise from scouts. called it a plus-plus offering that stood as perhaps the best individual pitch in the Dodgers entire minor league system. Thats high praise, but commanding that slider (and his fastball) have been an i sue for Duran as one might expect from a pitcher listed at 67. Duran also has a notable injury under his belt, having mi sed the 2023 season due to Tommy John surgery (which may also have contributed to his poor command dating back to last year). Leclercs move to the 60-day injured list shouldnt come as a surprise. The As placed him on the 15-day IL due to a lat strain last week. The team noted at the time that Leclerc would be shut down entirely for an indefinite period. Theres still no firm timetable, but its been clear for the past seven days that the right-hander wasnt going to be a candidate to return from the IL at any point in the near future. The As signed Leclerc to a one-year, $10MM contract in the offseason. Hes had an ugly start to his 2025 campaign, yielding six runs on 13 hits and five walks in only nine innings. Leclerc has whiffed just eight of his 46 opponents a 17.4% rate thats miles shy of his career 30.8% mark and has seen his average fastball drop by more than one mile per hour. It currently sits at a career-low 94.2 mph. Jace Jung Jersey