MLB Rumors: The Texas Rangers are calling up infielder Ezequiel Duran, per the beat guys on Twitter. Duran is already on the 40 man roster and his spent the season at AA Frisco, where he has slashed .317/.365/.574 in 200 plate appearances.
Duran will reportedly play third base tonight due to Josh Smith having to leave last night’s game with a sore left shoulder. Smith is being evaluated today, but Duran is apparently going to be in the lineup regardless of what Smith’s medicals indicate.
Duran, who was included in Baseball America’s updated top 100 prospect list that came out this past week, was also in the top 100 prospect lists of Baseball Prospectus and MLB Pipeline prior to the season.