Boston Red SoxoutfielderJarren Duranmade an obscene gesture to a fan during the fifth inning against theMinnesota Twinson Tuesday, April 14, flipping off a fan as he jogged back to the dugout at Target Field.
Duran said the fan made a comment that crossed the line.
"Somebody just told me to kill myself," Duran told reporters after the game. "I'm used to it at this point, you know? I mean, I'm going to flip somebody off if they say something to me, but it is what it is. I shouldn't react like that, but that kind of stuff is still kind of triggering."
Duran has been candid about his mental health struggles,revealingin a2025 Netflix documentaryabout theRed Soxthat his on-field difficulties during the 2021 and 2022 seasons led him to a dark place where he contemplated and attempted suicide.
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The incident on Tuesday is not the first time Duran has had a run-in with a fan over the subject. Earlier this season, aCleveland fanmade an inappropriate comment referencing his mental health struggles in the middle of the seventh inning and was ejected from the game.
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"Honestly, it's my fault for talking about my mental health because I kind of brought in the haters. So I've just got to get used to it," Duran said. "I was just trying to hold it in and not really bring that up to the team. I mean, we're trying to win a game. I shouldn't even bring that up to anybody. It just happens."
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he had not seen the gesture or any video of it. Duran finished hitless in four at-bats against the Twins and the Red Sox fell to 6-11 on the season with the loss.
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If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call theU.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifelineat 800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night, orchat online.
Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741.
This story was updated to change a video.
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