Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran flips off fan who allegedly told him to harm himself in loss to Twins

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran flipped disconnected a instrumentality during nan team’s 6-0 nonaccomplishment to nan Minnesota Twins connected Tuesday night, claiming nan instrumentality told him to harm himself. 

Duran, who has spoken openly astir his struggles pinch mental health, was seen flipping nan vertebrate arsenic he returned to nan dugout pursuing a fifth-inning groundout. The incident was captured connected nan broadcast, and aft nan game, Duran explained that his obscene motion was successful consequence to a instrumentality crossing nan line. 

Boston Red Sox near fielder Jarren Duran hits a double successful nan 3rd inning against nan San Diego Padres successful Boston connected April 5, 2026. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

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"Somebody conscionable told maine to termination myself," Duran said. "I’m utilized to it astatine this point, you know? I mean, s--- happens. I mean, I’m gonna flip personification disconnected if they opportunity thing to me, but it is what it is. I shouldn’t respond for illustration that, but that benignant of worldly is still benignant of triggering."

Duran, 29, opened up astir an effort to return his ain life during nan Netflix docuseries, "The Clubhouse: A Year With nan Red Sox," which followed nan squad during nan 2024 season. In 1 of nan interviews, Duran said his struggles during nan 2021 and 2022 seasons led to a acheronian clip successful his life and yet a grounded termination attempt. 

Jarren Duran of nan Boston Red Sox looks connected during nan crippled against nan Cincinnati Reds astatine Great American Ball Park successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected March 26, 2026. (Jeffrey Dean/MLB Photos)

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"To this day, I deliberation God conscionable didn’t fto maine return my ain life because I earnestly don’t cognize why [the gun] didn’t spell off. I took it arsenic a motion of, ‘I mightiness person to beryllium present for a reason,’ truthful that’s erstwhile I started to look astatine myself successful nan reflector aft nan weapon didn’t spell off," he said successful nan documentary, which was released past year. 

Duran said Tuesday that speaking openly astir his struggles has encouraged nan "haters" to berate him.

"Honestly, it’s my responsibility for talking astir my intelligence wellness because I benignant of brought successful nan haters. So I've conscionable sewage to get utilized to it," he said. "I was conscionable trying to clasp it successful and not really bring that up to nan team. I mean, we’re trying to triumph a game. I shouldn’t moreover bring that up to anybody. ... It conscionable happens."

Manager Alex Cora #13 of nan Boston Red Sox reacts pinch Jarren Duran #16 of nan Boston Red Sox arsenic he is presented pinch nan Heart & Hustle Award earlier a crippled against nan Houston Astros connected August 11, 2024 astatine Fenway Park successful Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

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Boston head Alex Cora said he didn't witnesser nan incident.

Fox News Digital’s Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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