Jarren Duran

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Jarren Duran
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Duran in 2019
Boston Red Sox – No. 40
Outfielder
Born: (1996-09-05) September 5, 1996 (age 25)
Corona, California
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 17, 2021, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.215
Home runs2
Runs batted in10
Teams

Jarren William Duran (born September 5, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Amateur career[]

Duran attended Cypress High School in Cypress, California, then played three seasons of college baseball at California State University, Long Beach, where he was primarily a second baseman.[1] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2017, for the Wareham Gatemen.[2] He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Professional career[]

Duran spent his first professional season with the Lowell Spinners and Greenville Drive, batting a combined .357 during 2018.[4][5] He started the 2019 season with the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox,[6][7][8] and was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs on June 3.[9] In mid-June, Duran was added to the top 100 prospects list of Baseball America, at number 99.[10] Duran was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game,[11] going 1-for-2 after entering the game in the sixth inning.[12] In mid-September, Duran was named the High-A (Class A-Advanced) player of the year by Baseball America,[13] and was named the Red Sox' minor league baserunner of the year.[14] Overall during 2019 with both Salem and Portland, Duran batted .303 with five home runs and 38 RBIs in 132 games.[15]

Duran was invited to spring training by the Red Sox in 2020.[16] He did not play that season, due to cancellation of the minor league season. In November 2020, Duran was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number five prospect.[17] During the 2020–21 Puerto Rican Winter League season, he was named MVP of the final series, helping Criollos de Caguas to the championship.[18]

2021

The Red Sox invited Duran to their spring training for the second consecutive season in 2021;[19] he subsequently started the season with the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. On July 16, he was selected to Boston's 40-man roster.[20][21] He made his MLB debut the following day, starting in center field against the New York Yankees. In his first at-bat, he collected a hit off of Gerrit Cole and came around to score two batters later.[22] He hit his first major-league home run on July 19 against Ross Stripling of the Toronto Blue Jays.[23] Duran was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list on August 6, and returned to the lineup two days later.[24][25] On August 24, Duran was optioned back to Triple-A, having batted .221 with 33 strikeouts in 89 plate appearances with Boston.[26] He was recalled to Boston two days later, when Hunter Renfroe was placed on the bereavement list.[27] On September 3, Duran was placed on the COVID-related list.[28] He was activated on September 23 and optioned to Worcester.[29] Overall with Boston during the regular season, Duran appeared in 33 games, batting .215 with two home runs and 10 RBIs.[30] He also made 60 appearances for Worcester, batting .258 with 16 home runs and 36 RBIs.[31]

International career[]

Duran played in the 2021 Caribbean Series for the Criollos de Caguas, where he helped lead the team to the championship game and was selected to the All-Tournament Team.[32]

In May 2021, Duran was named to the roster of the United States national baseball team for the Americas Qualifying Event.[33] While the team qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021, Duran was not included on the Olympic roster, due to the possibility of being called up by the Red Sox.[34]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jarren Duran". Long Beach Stats University Athletics. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jarren Duran". soxprospects.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Smith, Christopher (April 27, 2019). "Boston Red Sox's younger J.D.: prospect Jarren Duran batting .397, would have signed for 'a bus ticket' just to play pro ball". masslive.com.
  4. ^ Frongillo, Carmine (June 30, 2018). "Duran quite the leading man for the Spinners". The Lowell Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts.
  5. ^ Bradford, Rob (April 10, 2019). "Let somebody named Jarren Duran make you feel a little better about the Red Sox". WEEI-FM.
  6. ^ Thomas, Kevin (May 7, 2019). "Red Sox farm report: Jarren Duran will remind Sea Dogs fans of another fleet outfielder". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine.
  7. ^ Speier, Alex (May 10, 2019). "No early struggles for speedy Jarren Duran in Salem". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ McFarling, Aaron (May 10, 2019). "Years of swing practice has led to current success for Salem Red Sox hitting star Duran". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia.
  9. ^ "Red Sox Prospect Jarren Duran promoted to Portland". MiLB.com. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Collins, Matt (June 13, 2019). "Two Red Sox prospects land on Baseball America's updated top 100". overthemonster.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  12. ^ Campbell, Brendan (July 7, 2019). "Red Sox' Ninth-Ranked Prospect Jarren Duran Goes 1-For-2 with Seventh Inning Single in 2019 All-Star Futures Game". bloggingtheredsox.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 Minor League Baseball Classification All-Stars". Baseball America. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  14. ^ @alexspeier (September 18, 2019). "Red Sox announce their minor league players of the year:" (Tweet). Retrieved September 18, 2019 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Jarren Duran Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  16. ^ Browne, Ian (February 27, 2020). "Red Sox hope Duran can develop into superstar". MLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  17. ^ Speier, Alex (November 12, 2020). "Ranking the top prospects in the Red Sox' farm system". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran wins MVP of LBPRC Final Series after going 5-for-15 with 2 homers, 2 doubles, six RBIs". MiLB.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  19. ^ Smith, Christopher (March 2, 2021). "Jarren Duran homers for Red Sox; 'He lifts, he sleeps, he eats and he plays baseball'". MassLive. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  20. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/red-sox-designate-austin-brice-for-assignment.html
  21. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. July 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  22. ^ Abraham, Peter (July 17, 2021). "Red Sox dominance over Yankees comes to an end in rain-shortened game". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  23. ^ Snyder, Matt (July 19, 2021). "Rookie Jarren Duran hits first career homer as Red Sox explode for eight-run first inning". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  24. ^ "Red Sox Place Jarren Duran On COVID Related IL". WBZ-TV. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  25. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. August 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  26. ^ "Red Sox Option Jarren Duran To Triple-A Worcester". WBZ-TV. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  27. ^ "Red Sox's Hunter Renfroe: Goes on bereavement leave". CBS Sports. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  28. ^ "Jarren Duran Becomes Latest Red Sox Player Added To COVID Related IL". WBZ-TV. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via MSN.com.
  29. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. September 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  30. ^ "Jarren Duran Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  31. ^ "Jarren Duran Amateur, College, Minor, Fall & Winter League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  32. ^ Thompson, Khari (July 15, 2021). "3 things to know about Jarren Duran ahead of his Red Sox debut". boston.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  33. ^ "Team USA Announces Olympic Qualifying Roster". usabaseball.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  34. ^ "Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Left off Olympic roster for reason". CBS Sports. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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