Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran discloses suicide attempt, battle with depression
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran a league-high 14 triples in 2024. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI
April 7 (UPI) -- Jarren Duran's struggles at the plate during the 2021 and 2022 seasons led to depression and a suicide attempt, the Boston Red Sox outfielder revealed in a new docuseries.
The eight-part series, titled The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox, will be released Tuesday on Netflix, but the streaming platform provided UPI and other media outlets with advance material.
Duran, 28, made his MLB debut in 2021 for the Red Sox. He hit .215 over 33 games as a rookie and .221 in 2022. Duran rebounded with a .295 average in 2023 after starting that season in Triple-A.
He hit .285 with a league-best 48 doubles and 14 triples and a career-high 21 home runs and 75 RBIs en route to his first All-Star selection in 2024.
"Like, I was already hearing it from fans," Duran said in the 49-minute fourth episode of the docuseries, titled "Still Alive."
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was a first-time All-Star in 2024. File Photo by Matt Pearce/UPI
"And what they said to me, I've told myself 10 times worse than that in the mirror. That was a really tough time for me. It was a pretty low time for me. I didn't even want to be here anymore."
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran leads MLB in plate appearances and at-bats this season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit .285 last season. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI
Duran, who admitted he wanted a demotion to the minor leagues at the time of his struggles, said he remembered sitting in his room with a gun and pulling the trigger. He did not specify the date of the suicide attempt.
