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04/14 21:58 CDT Jarren Duran directs obscene gesture toward fan at Minnesota
and says fan told him to kill himself
Jarren Duran directs obscene gesture toward fan at Minnesota and says fan told
him to kill himself
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran directed an obscene
gesture toward a fan at Target Field as he returned to the dugout after a
fifth-inning groundout in Boston's 6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday
night.
Duran, who has spoken about his past struggles with mental health, said a fan
made a personal comment that crossed the line.
"Somebody just told me to kill myself," Duran said. "I'm used to it at this
point, you know? I mean, (expletive) happens. I mean, I'm gonna 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 discussed bouts with severe depression and a suicide attempt in a Netflix
series that debuted last year.
"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."
Boston manager Alex Cora said he didn't witness the incident and hadn't
reviewed video of it.
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