Red Sox's Jarren Duran Flips Off Fan Who Allegedly Told Him to 'Kill Myself' in 'Triggering' Moment

Q: What did Jarren Duran do during the game against the Minnesota Twins?

Jarren Duran flipped off a fan who allegedly made a harmful comment towards him during the game.

Q: Why did Jarren Duran react to a fan at the game?

Duran reacted after a fan reportedly told him to 'kill myself,' prompting his obscene gesture.

Q: What was the outcome of the Red Sox game against the Twins?

The Boston Red Sox lost the game to the Minnesota Twins with a score of 6-0.

Q: When did the incident with Jarren Duran occur?

The incident took place during the fifth inning of the game on April 14.

Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox.
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NEED TO KNOW

Jarren Duran opened up about his obscene gesture during the Red Sox game against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, April 14
The Red Sox star flipped the middle finger towards a heckler, who was sitting behind first base in the fifth inning
The Red Sox fell to the Twins on the road, 6-0

Jarren Duran is giving context behind his head-turning actions.

The Red Sox outfielder, 29, addressed the media after he flipped the middle finger toward a fan during the fifth inning of Boston's 6-0 road loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Tuesday, April 14.

"Somebody just told me to kill myself," Duran told reporters after the game. "I'm used to it at this point, you know? I mean, s—t happens. I mean, I'm going to flip somebody off if they say something to me, but it is what it is. I shouldn't react like that, but that kind of stuff is still kind of triggering."

Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox hits a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of the game at Target Field on April 13, 2026.
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Tuesday's incident occurred in the fifth inning of the game as Duran returned to the dugout after a groundout. He made the obscene gesture at the heckler, who was sitting behind first base.

“I didn't really tell anybody, so that's on me,” Duran said of not letting anyone in on the situation. "Just trying to hold it in, 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."

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"It's not really something where I want to be like, ‘Bro, you should have heard what this guy said to me,'" the MLB All-Star explained. "That’s not the most important thing. The most important thing is winning the game, and it just happens."

Duran has been open about his experience with severe depression. He previously discussed the mental health topic and a 2022 suicide attempt in the Netflix documentary, The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox, that was released last year.

Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox.
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"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."

When Netflix's eight-part docuseries about the Red Sox premiered last year, Duran said he wanted to be open about his personal mental health challenges in attempt to help others going through similar experiences.

"The whole purpose of me sharing it is just to get it out there and let people know that they're not alone,” the athlete said at the time, according to MLB.com. "Even if I can just help one person, it's meaningful. I'm just trying to let people know that there's always help and to make sure that they're reaching out."

Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox.
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This wasn't the first time Duran has dealt with hecklers since discussing his mental health in the Netflix documentary. In April 2025, a fan was removed from a Red Sox-Cleveland Guardians game after saying "something inappropriate," which the athlete declined to repeat.

“When you open yourself up like that, you’re also opening yourself up to the enemies," Duran said afterward. "But I have a good support staff around me — teammates, coaches and fans that were supporting me. So that was awesome."

His teammates and Red Sox management have publicly praised Duran for sharing his personal experiences.

"We're very proud of him,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, per the MLB.com. "He’s saving lives, that’s what he’s doing. For a guy that wears his emotions on his sleeves, I think we should applaud him."

Of his teammates, Duran said: "They've been amazing. I mean, they've always been amazing to me."

"And even hearing this kind of stuff, they haven't changed the way they've talked to me or anything like that," he continued. "I didn't want it to be this thing where they treated me differently. They're still talking smack to me and I'm talking smack back to them. And I still have that love language. So it's been awesome."

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