Current:Home > FinanceBoston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran directs homophobic slur at fan, issues apology -消息
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran directs homophobic slur at fan, issues apology
View
Date:2025-04-14 00:25:56
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran issued an apology through the team Sunday night after using a homophobic slur directed toward a fan in the sixth inning of the team's 10-2 loss at Fenway Park.
With Boston trailing the Houston Astros 10-0, a field mic picked up the entire exchange, heard on the NESN broadcast of the game. The fan chided Duran and the All-Star outfielder could be heard yelling the profane, two-word epithet in response.
Duran could face discipline from either the team or Major League Baseball. In 2017, then-Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce was suspended by MLB for two games after directing a similar epithet toward a fan. That same year, the Toronto Blue Jays suspended outfielder Kevin Pillar for two games without pay after directing a homophobic slur toward an opposing pitcher. MLB also suspended New York Yankees infielder Josh Donaldson for one game in 2022 after calling White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson "Jackie."
“During (today's) game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan," Duran said in a statement released to Boston media by the club. "I feel awful knowing how many people I offended and disappointed. I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community. Our young fans are supposed to be able to look up to me as a role model, but tonight I fell far short of that responsibility. I will use this opportunity to educate myself and my teammates and to grow as a person.”
Duran, 27, earned All-Star Game MVP honors last month with a go-ahead two-run home run in the American League's victory. He's batting .291 with an .853 OPS and 14 homers, and entered Sunday ranked fifth among AL position players with 5.5 Wins Above Replacement.
Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.
veryGood! (499)
Related
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Johnny Wactor Shooting: Police Release Images of Suspects in General Hospital Star's Death
- USA men's basketball vs Brazil live updates: Start time, how to watch Olympic quarterfinal
- Reese Witherspoon Mourns Death of Her Dog Hank
- Average rate on 30
- Man who decapitated newlywed wife sentenced to 40 years in Texas prison
- PHOTO COLLECTION: Harris and Walz first rally in Philadelphia
- Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month’s tech outage cost it $500 million
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
Ranking
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- Judge keeps alive Vermont lawsuit that accuses police of force, discrimination against Black teen
- Baltimore city worker died from overheating, according to medical examiner findings
- Finally, US figure skaters will get Beijing Olympic gold medals — under Eiffel Tower
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- Chemical vs. mineral sunscreen: Dermatologists explain types of UV protection
- See damage left by Debby: Photos show flooded streets, downed trees after hurricane washes ashore
- Authorities arrest man accused of threatening mass casualty event at Army-Navy football game
Recommendation
Travis Hunter, the 2
Stephen Curry talks getting scored on in new 'Mr. Throwback' show
Finally, US figure skaters will get Beijing Olympic gold medals — under Eiffel Tower
Are Whole Body Deodorants Worth It? 10 Finds Reviewers Love
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Keira Knightley Shares Daughter’s Dyslexia Diagnosis in Rare Family Update
USA men's basketball vs Brazil live updates: Start time, how to watch Olympic quarterfinal
Judge upholds Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal