MLB, Twins investigating after Red Sox's Jarren Duran alleges heckling fan told him to kill himself
Duran directed a middle finger toward a spectator at Minnesota's Target Field after grounding out in the top of the fifth inning on Tuesday.
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Major League Baseball and the Minnesota Twins are both investigating the allegation leveled by Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, who claimed Tuesday that a heckling fan told him to kill himself after he grounded out in the top of the fifth inning during a 6-0 loss at Minnesota’s Target Field, as reported by The Associated Press Wednesday . “We were made aware of the situation late last night and are looking into it,” Twins senior vice president of communications and public affairs Dustin Morse said, per the AP. “There’s no place in our game for conduct like that.
” Duran, who has been transparent his mental health struggles — including the fact that he attempted to take his own life earlier in his career — responded to the alleged remark by directing a middle finger toward a spectator sitting in the stands behind first base. Jarren Duran flips off a fan in Minnesota pic. twitter.
com/bLjRZYrjlV — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 15, 2026 “Somebody told me to kill myself,” Duran said after Tuesday night’s game, according to The Athletic . “I’m used to it at this point. S*** happens.