Getty Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was sent to the injured list Saturday.
The Philadelphia Phillies made a fateful decision involving their 103 mph closer, creating immediate questions about bullpen roles and strategy. The team placed Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain, the Phillies announced. The move figures to sideline the hardest-throwing pitcher in baseball for at least a month and leaves struggling Philadelphia now facing an immediate bullpen decision.
The IL designation was made retroactive to April 15, according to a report by Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade
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