Red Sox’ Alex Cora discusses Jarren Duran’s reaction to fan: ‘It’s hard. I’m not in his shoes’

Q: What did Jarren Duran say about the fan's comment during the game?

Jarren Duran stated that he should not have reacted with a middle finger but found the comment 'triggering' due to his past experiences.

Q: What investigation is being conducted regarding the incident with Jarren Duran?

The Minnesota Twins are investigating the incident after a fan made a harmful comment to Jarren Duran during the game.

Q: How did Alex Cora respond to Jarren Duran's reaction to the fan?

Alex Cora mentioned that he would not dictate how Duran should react in such situations, emphasizing understanding rather than judgment.

Q: What mental health issues has Jarren Duran previously discussed?

Jarren Duran has opened up about a past suicide attempt, which he discussed in the Netflix documentary 'The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox.'

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins are investigating after Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said a fan told him “to kill myself” after he grounded out in the fifth inning Tuesday at Target Field.

Duran reacted by giving the middle finger to the fan.

After the game, Duran said he should not have reacted that way but he said “that kind of stuff is still kind of triggering.” Duran had previously opened up about a suicide attempt in the Netflix documentary, "The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox," released April 8, 2025.

Manager Alex Cora said he’s not going to tell Duran how or how not to react in that situation.

“It’s hard. I’m not in his shoes,” Cora said. “So for me to say, ‘Don’t react that way,’ I don’t know what he goes through. So I think for people to judge him because he did what he did, they’re not in his shoes. Never been in his situation. This is a different situation than others. It’s not that you’re struggling offensively and they say something and you react. It’s something else. And it’s not for me to judge him or to say, don’t react that way. The only thing I can do is tell him that I’m here for him, that the organization is here for him, and we’re going to support him.”

This is not the first time Duran said that a fan made this type of remark. He stared and pointed into the stands at a fan at Cleveland’s Progressive Field on April 27, 2025, after the fan told him, “Go (expletive) kill yourself."

“It sucks that it happened and that people take this window to be freaking (expletive),” Cora said. “I know the Twins are all over the case and trying to find out who he was. And hopefully they find the person.

“We have Jarren’s back,” Cora added. “Like I said last year, for him to open up, he saved lives. And people have their opinion about his reaction. We always talk to him, and tell him that we’re here for him and we’re going to support him.”

Cora said they also encourage Duran to let them know what is going on. After Tuesday’s game, Duran said he didn’t tell his coaches or teammates what happened because he didn’t want to distract them.

“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,” Cora said. “He’s not. He’s just a player that plays for the Red Sox and has our full support.”

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