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Red Sox’ Jarren Duran reacts to fan’s ‘inappropriate’ comment relating to prior suicide attempt
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CLEVELAND — A fan at Progressive Field on Sunday made an inappropriate comment to Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran relating to his prior suicide attempt .
After Duran flied out to center field in the seventh inning, a fan yelled at Duran, "Go (expletive) kill yourself." That's according to a source near the dugout.
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In Netflix's Red Sox documentary released April 8, Duran opened up about a prior suicide attempt .
Red Sox uniform personnel came out of the dugout between the top and bottom of the seventh inning as Duran pointed and stared into the stands. A teammate and coach held back Duran.
"The fan just said something inappropriate and I'm just happy that the security handled it and the umpires were aware of it and they took care of it for me," Duran said after Boston's 13-3 win over the Guardians .
Duran said it is the first time a fan has made an inappropriate comment about his suicide attempt since the release of the documentary, "The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox. "
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"When you open yourself up like that, you're also opening yourself up to the enemies," Duran said. "But I have a good support staff around me — teammates, coaches and fans that were supporting me. So that was awesome."
The Guardians released the following statement after the game: "We are aware of the situation that took place during today's game between a fan and one of the Red Sox players that violated our fan conduct policy. We recognize the gravity of the behavior at issue here and take very seriously conduct of this nature. We apologize to the Red Sox organization, the player involved, fans in the area and are addressing the situation. We have identified the fan in question and will work with Major League Baseball regarding next steps. We strive to provide the best experience to visiting players and fans, and that fell short today."
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said security did a good job reacting to the situation.
"This is a two-way street. That's something I said last year," Cora said. "We made a mistake last year and we learned from it and we grew up as an individual and as a group."
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Cora was referring to how Duran learned his lesson last season after getting suspended for two games after he yelled a homophobic slur at a fan who was heckling him .
"But there's limits, too," Cora added. "And I think security did a good job of it. I think the fan — whatever he said or whatever was going on — security felt like he crossed the line and they kicked him out."
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