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Dan Duran
Left fielder
Born: (1954-03-16) March 16, 1954 (age 70)
Palo Alto, California
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 17, 1981, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
June 10, 1981, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.250
At bats16
Hits4
Teams

Daniel James Duran (born March 16, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player. Duran played for the Texas Rangers in the 1981 season. In 13 games, Duran had four hits in 16 at-bats, with one run scored. He played left field, and batted and threw left-handed.

Duran is of indigenous Mexican descent. He attended Sunnyvale High School in California where he played baseball and football. He was recruited but not offered a scholarship to play college football at Stanford and offered a scholarship to play college baseball at UC Davis. He ultimately chose to attend Foothill College. During his offseasons in the minors, he worked in construction. [1]

He was drafted by the Rangers in the 30th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

References

  1. ^ Gault, Earl (21 July 1974). "Duran Carves Solid Season". Anderson Independent. p. 1C. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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