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THE JHOAN AND ONLY 🔥 Congratulations to Jhoan Duran on being named the @MLB AL Reliever of the Month for May! — Minnesota Twins (@Twins) June 3, 2025 Whereas a season ago Baseball Savant said Duran's fastball carried a negative-1 Run Value en route to a career-worst 3.64 ERA, this season it's plus-4 and pairing nicely with a plus-6 splinker, a plus-1 sweeper and a solid curveball. 'He's been doing his job at a very high level all year long,' Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. 'He's used all of his pitches. They've all been pretty consistent. He's been able to get ahead with all three and then use all three in the middle and late in the counts, too. The fact that he's spreading it out so well, it means that they have to respect everything.' First and foremost, Duran's turnaround is rooted in good health and a strong offseason program that resulted in his losing 12 pounds. Though he's known for having a good work ethic, Duran said too many events disrupted his offseason preparation ahead of 2024. This winter, Duran spent the entire offseason in the Dominican Republic adhering to the same rigorous conditioning program he used in 2023. Beyond the lesser conditioning, Duran suffered an oblique injury in spring training 2024, which he and Twins coaches believe hampered his performance into the middle of last summer. This year, Duran isn't just fit; he's physically moving well, which means no disruptions. It also has him in a place to more easily make adjustments and experiment. Advertisement One of those experiments is trying a different grip on his four-seamer, which he's previously used, pitching coach Luis Ramirez said. Duran and Ramirez believe the new grip has increased the amount of run on his four-seamer from 12.3 inches in 2024 to 13.6 inches this season, action that is leading Duran to trust his four-seamer more. 'The other grip I have, it feels comfortable, but it doesn't have too much (run) on it,' Duran said. 'Luis told me, 'If you grab it like this, maybe it'll have more (run).' We can try it. We tried, and I feel (better). The ball is moving really good. I throw a lot of fastballs right in the middle, and they're hitting groundballs. In the past when I missed fastballs in the middle, it was a homer or a double.' Based on previous usage, Ramírez, who has worked with Duran since he was a minor leaguer, knew the pitcher would be open to incorporating the grip again. Duran said he has simply flipped the seams on the ball to the other side of his grip. 'We kind of go back and forth depending on the movement and locations, depending on, 'Am I comfortable?'' Ramírez said. 'Obviously, this grip gives him better carry. This grip gives him a little better movement.' Being able to command the fastball better is critical for the rest of Duran's mix. 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