The Minnesota Twins were perhaps the biggest sellers in the MLB at the annual trade deadline. The Twins started slow, trading Chris Paddack and Jhoan Duran prior to Thursday. Then the sale began. Minnesota shipped off eight other players on the final day.

The Padres were not the Twins. With his team’s playoff odds trending heavily upward in the past week, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller did what he always does: he got aggressive and found ways to get what he needed.

After a wild final day, the 2025 MLB trade deadline is in the books. The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros made surprising moves that rocked the deadline. The Seattle Mariners went big in their quest for the first World Series trip in franchise history. And the Minnesota Twins, well, left us scrambling to see who is still left on their roster.

The Philadelphia Phillies get their lockdown closer for the bullpen in a trade with the Minnesota Twins for reliever Jhoan Duran.

The Minnesota Twins didn't just trade closer Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies. They also traded his electrifying entrance. It was natural to wonder if Duran would bring his entrance—which includes the Undertaker's bell,

Ryan Hensley isn’t the only new NL East reliever with an electric entrance. New Phillies closer Jhoan Duran kept his entrance from the Twins, with the stadium lights going out and “El Incomprendido” by Victor Cardenas,