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"Jho's been pretty good about telling us," said Mattingly. "There's been times when we thought he'd be available, and he says he needed a day.
Wednesday was not one of those days, and he was adamant, and we kind of go with that."
Phillies teammates expressed full confidence in their closer, who was acquired from the Minnesota Twins on July 30, 2025, to stabilize the back end of the Philadelphia bullpen.
"We got all the confidence in the world in him," said Kyle Schwarber, Phillies outfielder.
Starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo praised Duran's ability to rebound from an unfortunate performance on Tuesday night, labeling him a workhorse with elite pitching tools.
"Insanely impressive.
His stuff is always elite, and he's a workhorse, so we love having him in our corner," said Luzardo.
"Seeing him bounce back after Tuesday night, which I would call it unfortunate."
Luzardo added further context regarding the quality of Duran's pitches following the final out against Toronto.
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"His stuff is second to none. And I think that that's why he's the best closer in the game," said Luzardo.
