Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Begins weight-bearing exercises
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Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Wednesday that Duran (toe) has begun weight-bearing exercises, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Duran is more than two months removed from Aug. 30 surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left big toe and should be fully recovered well before the beginning of spring training in February. The 27-year-old center fielder enjoyed a mini breakout with the Red Sox in 2023, slashing .295/.346/.482 with eight homers and 24 steals across 102 games.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Transferred to 60-day IL
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Duran (toe) was transferred from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday, Chad Jennings of The Athletic reports.
The transaction frees up a 40-man roster spot for waiver claim Logan Gillaspie. Duran had already been ruled out for the remainder of the season following surgery last week to repair a torn flexor tendon in his left big toe.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Undergoes toe surgery
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Duran underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a torn flexor tendon in his left big toe, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Duran has been sidelined for the past week and found out Monday that surgery was needed to repair his left big toe. He will miss the remainder of the season but should be ready to go for the start of spring training. When healthy this season, Duran looked like one of the position players the Red Sox can build around, slashing .295/.346/.482 with eight home runs and 24 stolen bases in 102 games.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Seeing specialist for toe
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Duran will visit a specialist Monday for his injured left toe, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Duran and the Red Sox are still looking for answers following multiple rounds of imaging scans. The 26-year-old hurt his toe last weekend while climbing the outfield wall at Yankee Stadium and has no clear timeline yet for his return.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Officially lands on IL
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Duran was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left toe sprain, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
We already knew this move was likely, and now it's official. Adam Duvall should get the bulk of the starts in center field while Duran is sidelined, and prospect Wilyer Abreu, who was recalled in a corresponding move, could also get some work in the short term.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Headed for further imaging
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Duran (toe) will have an MRI on Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
The Red Sox should know more about whether Duran will require a trip to the injured list after receiving the outfielder's MRI results. Adam Duvall would likely see regular playing time in center field if Duran is placed on the IL.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: IL stint not ruled out
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Duran (toe) could still be placed on the injured list, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
There is reason for optimism regarding Duran's status, as there are no X-rays scheduled on his injured toe and he did not visit a doctor after his early exit from Sunday's game. However, he is not starting Monday, and manager Alex Cora said the team wants to see how Duran feels Tuesday before deciding on his next step.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Not starting Monday
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Duran (toe) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros, according to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic.
The toe injury that forced Duran from Sunday's game is not believed to be a long-term issue, but it will prevent him from starting Monday's contest.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Dealing with toe injury
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Duran was removed from Sunday's win over the Yankees with a left toe contusion, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Duran went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base before being lifted from Sunday's contest with the injury. It doesn't appear to be a serious issue, so the 26-year-old should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Slumping, dropped in order
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Duran batted seventh and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 8-3 win over the Yankees.
Duran has hit the skids of late, going 3-for-32 (.094) over the last 12 games. The slump appears to have cost him the leadoff role against right-handers, as Alex Verdugo led off for the third consecutive game against a righty starter. Red Sox manager Alex Cora told Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com that he's spoken with Duran, who recently posted two Instagram stories that seemed to reference recurring struggles. One of those stories was captioned "falling back into that place I fought so hard to get out of." Duran had looked like a different hitter in 2023 and rebounded every time he hit a slump, and he'll have to fight out of one once again.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Held out versus lefty
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Duran is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Nationals, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
The Red Sox have faced a slew of left-handers lately, including Thursday, which has resulted in Duran starting just two of the last six contests. Masataka Yoshida, Rob Refsnyder and Adam Duvall will be Boston's trio of starting outfielders against southpaw Patrick Corbin.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Sitting against lefty
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Duran is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Nationals.
Adam Duvall will play center field and bat sixth as the Red Sox face off against left-hander MacKenzie Gore. Duran has enjoyed a breakout season in Boston, but he continues to sit versus most lefties.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Dropped in order against opener
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Duran batted seventh and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Thursday's 2-0 win over Kansas City.
Duran has been the team's leadoff hitter against right-handed pitchers over the last month but usually sits against a lefty. The Royals used left-hander Austin Cox as an opener and planned to have right-hander Alec Marsh throw bulk innings. As Red Sox manager Alex Cora explained to Christopher Smith of MassLive.com, he wanted Duran to get maximum at-bats against the righty, prompting the lower slot in the batting order. Cox ended up working two innings and faced Duran for his first plate appearance before Marsh eventually finished off the game, so the plan didn't quite work out as Cora had hoped. The Red Sox open a series Friday against Detroit, which will go with a traditional lefty starter in Tarik Skubal, so expect Duran to sit in favor of Rob Refsnyder.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Sitting versus lefty
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Duran is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
Duran will sit out the Red Sox's fourth straight matchup with a lefty (Cole Ragans). Rob Refsnyder will pick up the start in center field in place of Duran.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Belts eighth homer
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Duran went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
The Red Sox had only six hits total on the night and Duran was one of the few bright spots for the club, with his third-inning shot off Alek Manoah supplying most of Boston's offense. The 26-year-old outfielder has gone yard in back-to-back games, extending his hitting streak to seven games in the process, and since the beginning of July he's slashing a dazzling .384/.424/.698 with four of his eight homers on the season, along with eight steals, 10 RBI and 22 runs in 26 contests.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Swipes two bags Monday
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Duran went 1-for-4 with a walk, two stolen bases and a run scored in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mariners.
Duran ends July having hit safely in eight of his last nine games. For the month, the outfielder batted .384 (28-for-73) with eight steals and two home runs. He's settled into a spot atop the Red Sox's order as he continues to enjoy a breakout campaign. Duran is slashing .314/.366/.504 with six home runs, 23 steals, 35 RBI and 41 runs scored through 85 contests overall.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: On bench to open Sunday's game
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Duran is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The lefty-hitting Duran will be riding pine to begin the game while southpaw Scott Alexander opens the game for the Giants, but Duran could be a candidate to replace Rob Refsnyder in the outfield once right-handed primary pitcher Ross Stripling is summoned from the San Francisco bullpen. Duran has continued to thrive at the dish coming out of the All-Star break, as he's produced a .279/.354/.419 slash line with one home run and four stolen bases through his first 13 second-half contests.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Removed for pinch hitter
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Duran went 1-for-3 and was caught stealing in Friday's 3-2 win over San Franciso.
Duran was removed for pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder with a runner on second base in the top of the eighth inning when lefty Taylor Rogers entered for the Giants. Refsnyder delivered Boston's third run, an insurance score to make it 3-1 before San Francisco plated a run in the bottom of the frame. It should be noted that as good as Duran has been in 2023, just 42 of his 295 plate appearances have come against left-handers. He has a .754 OPS against them, which is an improvement over his previous years in the majors, but Refsnyder has hammered southpaws in 2023, posting a .932 OPS against them.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Sits against lefty
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Duran isn't in Boston's lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
With left-hander Justin Steele set to take the mound for Chicago, the lefty-hitting Duran will stay put in Boston's dugout to begin Sunday's contest. Rob Refsnyder will take over in center field and bat in the leadoff spot.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Gets rest in series finale
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Duran is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Duran, who picked up starts in five of the Red Sox's previous six games, will cede center-field duties to Enrique Hernandez in the series finale with Oakland. The third-year outfielder went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, a stolen base, three RBI and two additional runs in Saturday's 10-3 win, bringing his slash line to .591/.591/1.773 over seven games in July.
