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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran assaulted a fan during the team’s 6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night, claiming the fan told him to hurt himself.
Durán, who has been open about his struggles with mental health, was seen flipping the bird while returning to the dugout following a groundout in the fifth inning. The incident was captured on broadcast, and after the game, Durán explained that his obscene gesture was in response to a fan crossing the line.
Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran hits a double in the third inning against the San Diego Padres in Boston on April 5, 2026. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
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“Someone just told me to kill myself,” Durán said. “I’m used to it at this point, you know? I mean, things happen. I mean, I’m going to make someone mad if they tell me something, but it is what it is. I shouldn’t react like that, but that kind of thing is still a trigger.”
Durán, 29, spoke about an attempt to take his own life during the Netflix documentary series, “The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox,” which followed the team during the 2024 season. In one of the interviews, Durán said that his struggles during the 2021 and 2022 seasons led him to a dark time in his life and, ultimately, a failed suicide attempt.
Jarren Duran of the Boston Red Sox watches during the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 26, 2026. (Jeffrey Dean/MLB Photos)
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“To this day, I think God just wouldn’t let me take my life because I seriously don’t know why. [the gun] It was not fired. I took it as a sign that ‘maybe I have to be here for a reason,’ so that’s when I started looking in the mirror after the gun didn’t go off,” he said in the documentary, which premiered last year.
Durán said Tuesday that speaking openly about his struggles has encouraged haters to reprimand him.
“Honestly, it’s my fault for talking about my mental health because I kind of brought in the haters. So I have to get used to it,” she said. “I was just trying to hold on and not mention that to the team. I mean, we’re trying to win a game. I shouldn’t even mention that to anyone… It just happens.”
Manager Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox reacts with Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox as he is presented with the Heart & Hustle Award before a game against the Houston Astros on August 11, 2024, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
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Boston manager Alex Cora said he did not witness the incident.
