The Boston Red Sox suspended Jarren Duran for two games on Monday after the All-Star outfielder directed a homophobic slur at a fan during Sunday’s game at Fenway Park.
Duran, 27, uttered a profanity and homophobic epithet toward a fan seated behind home plate. His response to the heckler was picked up by a field mic and was audible on NESN’s broadcast of Boston’s 10-2 loss to the Houston Astros. He later apologized in a statement released by the team.
He becomes the most recent player who has been suspended for an on-field slur or inappropriate language. The Red Sox announcedthat his discipline came “in consultation with Major League Baseball.”
In 2022, now-retired infielder Josh Donaldson was suspended for a game for calling White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson “Jackie.” Others have received two-game suspensions by either their team or the league for homophobic slurs; then-Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar, like Duran, was suspended by the team.
