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04/15 14:18 CDT MLB and Twins are investigating Jarren Duran's allegation that
a fan told him to kill himself
MLB and Twins are investigating Jarren Duran's allegation that a fan told him
to kill himself
By PATRICK DONNELLY
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- The Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball are
investigating Jarren Duran's allegation that a fan he pointed his middle finger
at during a game had told the Boston Red Sox outfielder to kill himself.
Duran made the gesture as he returned to the dugout after a fifth-inning
groundout in Boston's 6-0 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night at Target Field.
"We were made aware of the situation late last night and are looking into it,"
Twins senior vice president of communications and public affairs Dustin Morse
said. "There's no place in our game for conduct like that."'
MLB confirmed its own investigation, per standard practice of reviewing the
conduct of both the player and the fan before determining any potential
discipline.
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"Somebody just told me to kill myself. I'm used to it at this point, you know?"
Duran said after the game, adding that he "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
documentary 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."
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after the game he hadn't witnessed the
confrontation or reviewed video of it, but he shared his thoughts with
reporters ahead of the series finale on Wednesday.
"I know the Twins are all over the case and trying to find out who he was, and
hopefully they find the person," Cora said, adding that if found "it's probably
the last big-league game that that person is going to attend."
"We have Jarren's back. Like I said last year, for him to open up, he saved
lives," Cora added. "And it's not easy. It's not easy because, like he said,
we're in the business of winning games, and he doesn't want to be a
distraction. And he's not a distraction. He's not. He's just a player that
plays for the Red Sox and has our full support."
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AP Sports Writers Ronald Blum in New York and Dave Campbell in Minneapolis
contributed to this report.
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