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Germán Durán
Germán Durán
	Third baseman
	Born: August 3, 1984 (age 40); Zacatecas, Mexico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.231
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	16
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Texas Rangers (2008);

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Germán Durán (born August 3, 1984) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

Early life

Durán grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended Paschal High School and then briefly Texas Christian University. After playing one season at TCU, he transferred to Weatherford College.

Baseball career

Duran was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma in April 2008 to replace an injured Hank Blalock. On April 17, 2008, Durán made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays and struck out all three times in his three at bats. He hit his first home run on May 4, 2008 versus the Oakland Athletics. Duran was placed on waivers by the Rangers on June 26, 2009, and was claimed by the Houston Astros on July 1, 2009. German Duran played in the Mexican Baseball league in 2011 before joining the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association. Hitting .317 in 12 games near the end of the season, Duran then hit .536 with 10 RBI in the playoffs, including a home run in game five of the championship series as the AirHogs won the championship over the St. Paul Saints. In December, the AirHogs sold his contract to the Miami Marlins.

On January 25, 2012, Duran signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins. He also received an invitation to spring training.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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+{{Infobox baseball biography
 | name        = Germán Durán
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-| team        = Texas Rangers
-| number      = 6
 | position    = [[Third baseman]]
-| birthdate   = {{birth date and age|1984|8|3}}
+| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1984|8|3}}
-| birthplace  = [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]]
+| birth_place = [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]]
 | bats        = Right
 | throws      = Right
+| debutleague = MLB
 | debutdate   = April 17
 | debutyear   = 2008
 | debutteam   = Texas Rangers
+| finalleague = MLB
-| statyear    = 2008 season
+| finaldate   = September 28
-| stat1label  = [[Batting average]]
+| finalyear   = 2008
+| finalteam   = Texas Rangers
+| statleague  = MLB
+| stat1label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
 | stat1value  = .231
 | stat2label  = [[Home run]]s
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 | stat3label  = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
 | stat3value  = 16
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+| teams       =
-*[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{by|2008}})
+* [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] ({{mlby|2008}})
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-'''Germán Durán''' (born August 3, 1984, in [[Zacatecas]], [[Mexico]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[third baseman]] for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].
+'''Germán Durán''' (born August 3, 1984) is a [[Mexican-American]] former [[professional baseball]] [[infielder]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].
+==Early life==
-Duran grew up in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], where he attended [[R. L. Paschal High School|Paschal High School]] and then briefly [[Texas Christian University]]. After playing one season at TCU, he transferred to [[Weatherford College]].
+Durán grew up in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], where he attended [[R. L. Paschal High School|Paschal High School]] and then briefly [[Texas Christian University]]. After playing one season at TCU, he transferred to [[Weatherford College]].
+==Baseball career==
-On April 17, {{mlby|2008}}, Duran made his major league debut against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[strikeout|struck out]] all three times in his three [[at bat]]s. He hit his first [[home run]] on [[May 4]], 2008.
+Duran was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma in April 2008 to replace an injured [[Hank Blalock]]. On April 17, {{mlby|2008}}, Durán made his major league debut against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[strikeout|struck out]] all three times in his three [[at bat]]s. He hit his first [[home run]] on May 4, 2008 versus the [[Oakland Athletics]]. Duran was placed on waivers by the Rangers on June 26, 2009, and was claimed by the [[Houston Astros]] on July 1, 2009. German Duran played in the Mexican Baseball league in 2011 before joining the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association. Hitting .317 in 12 games near the end of the season, Duran then hit .536 with 10 RBI in the playoffs, including a home run in game five of the championship series as the AirHogs won the championship over the St. Paul Saints. In December, the AirHogs sold his contract to the [[Miami Marlins]].
+On January 25, 2012, Duran signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins. He also received an invitation to spring training.
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats | mlb=458061 | espn=29103 | br=d/durange01 | fangraphs=3919 | cube=D/German-Duran}}
+{{Baseballstats | mlb=458061 | espn=29103 | br=d/durange01 | fangraphs=3919|brm=duran-002ger}}
-{{Texas Rangers roster navbox}}
-{{Mexican MLB Players navbox}}
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