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Super-utility player Ezequiel Durán proves 'The Solution' for Texas Rangers
Ezequiel Durán plays baseball for the Texas Rangers.
His teammates call him 'The Solution.'
He got the nickname after playing three different positions in one game during winter baseball in the Dominican Republic.
This season he has started games at six different positions.
He is hitting .276 and has hit 13 home runs.
He also has a career-high 63 RBIs, which means he has helped his teammates score a lot of runs.
The Rangers have had many injured players, so Durán fills in wherever he is needed.
He recently got the game-winning hit against the San Francisco Giants to stop a six-game losing streak.
Because of him, the Rangers are still close to first place in their division.
His manager says Durán's energy is real and has kept the team going.
Ezequiel Durán, nicknamed 'The Solution,' has started games at six different defensive positions for the Texas Rangers this season.
He is hitting .276 with 13 home runs and a career-high 63 RBIs after not hitting a home run in 90 games last season.
Durán's four RBIs, including the game-ending hit, snapped Texas's season-worst six-game losing streak in a 5-4 win over San Francisco.
The Rangers (57-58) trail AL West-leading Houston by 1.5 games after being swept by the Astros last weekend.
Texas acquired Durán from the Yankees in a 2021 deadline trade that sent Joey Gallo to New York, and he played a key utility role in the Rangers' 2023 World Series title.
- Who
- Ezequiel Durán, super-utility player for the Texas Rangers, nicknamed 'The Solution.'
- What
- Durán has started games at six defensive positions and produced key hits to keep the injury-hit Rangers in the AL West playoff race.
- Where
- Arlington, Texas, home of the Rangers; his nickname originated while playing in the Dominican Republic.
- When
- During the current season, with his game-ending hit coming on Tuesday night against San Francisco and an off day on Thursday.
- Why
- To fill gaps left by injuries to players like Corey Seager and Josh Jung and keep the Rangers afloat in the playoff hunt.
Key facts
- Nickname
- The Solution
- Batting average
- .276
- Home runs
- 13
- RBIs
- 63 (career high)
- Defensive positions started
- Six (shortstop, third, second, first, left field, right field)
- Rangers record
- 57-58
- AL West deficit
- 1.5 games behind Houston
- Acquired from
- New York Yankees in 2021 trade for Joey Gallo
Quotes
Nathan Eovaldi
Texas starting pitcher
“"We would not even be where we’re at in the playoff hunt without him. ... He’s been integral to any success that we’ve had."”
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“"It would be a very different season without him being able to pick up and help out the team the way he has."”
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Skip Schumaker
Texas manager
“"He nicknamed himself ‘The Solution’ for a reason, and it’s no joke. He has been that the whole year."”
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Sources
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