A pitiful.198 average has Jarren Duran fighting for his spot in the Red Sox lineup

TL;DR

Jarren Duran is struggling with a .198 batting average, putting his position in the Red Sox lineup at risk. Despite a strong performance in the World Baseball Classic, he has not been able to replicate that success this season.

Key points

Jarren Duran has a .198 batting average this season.
He went 1-5 in a recent game against the Orioles.
Duran was a standout in the World Baseball Classic but is struggling now.

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The Red Sox had an offensive explosion today in their 17-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles, where all of their hitters went off. However, one hitter didn’t do much in All-Star Jarren Duran, who’s been slumping all season.

Duran went 1-5 today, and hasn’t done much this season, even though he was a star in the World Baseball Classic and Spring Training.

Duran has been ice cold this season

Jarren Duran

So far this season, Duran has slashed a pitiful .198/.261/.296/.558 with five doubles, one home run, and 11 RBI in 21 games. He’s making contact with the ball now, but he’s hitting it directly at fielders, and he’s still struck out a quarter of his plate appearances (23 out of 88).

Last season, he was much better, slashing .256/.332/.442/.774 with 41 doubles, an AL-leading 13 triples, 16 home runs, 84 RBI, and 24 stolen bases in 157 games. Just two seasons ago in his All-Star MVP year, he with a MLB-leading 48 doubles and 14 triples, 21 homers, 75 RBI, and 34 stolen bases.