Twins bring closer Jhoan Duran back from injured list with strained oblique muscle

The Minnesota Twins reinstated closer Jhoan Duran from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday, after a strained right oblique muscle kept him out of the team's first 28 games. Duran was hurt while warming up for a live batting practice session in spring training on March 17. The 26-year-old Duran has a 2.15 ERA with 173 strikeouts in 130 innings over his first two major league seasons.