Duran

[doo-ran, doo-rahn]

noun

1. Roberto born 1951, Panamanian boxer.

Durán

/ djʊˈræn /

noun

1. Roberto. born 1951, Panamanian boxer: held world titles at four different weights, most notably lightweight (1972–79)

Example Sentences

The Philadelphia Phillies, a team that would finish with more wins than the Dodgers in the regular season, had swapped prospects for Jhoan Duran.

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Miller and Duran — and, for that matter, David Bednar — performed well for their new teams.

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The Dodgers countered in the bottom of the seventh with two walks and a single followed by a bases-loaded walk drawn by Mookie Betts against closer Jhoan Duran.

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Mookie Betts drew a bases-loaded walk off Phillies closer Jhoan Durán to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.

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In an aggressive move from a manager fighting to keep his team’s season alive, Phillies skipper Rob Thomson summoned the flame-throwing Durán for an eight-out save.

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