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Tim Capurso

Phillies Manager Classily Let Newly-Acquired Jhoan Duran Take Jersey Number

The No. 59 means a lot to Jhoan Duran and his family. | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

After processing the emotions of leaving a city he perhaps was not ready to say goodbye to, Jhoan Duran, acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Minnesota Twins ahead of the trade deadline, ran into a problem.

His jersey number of choice, No. 59, was taken by Phillies manager Rob Thomson. It's the first—and only—number Duran has ever worn in the major leagues, and thus, it became a significant number to him.

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