Red Sox's Jarren Du atlanta braves jersey majestic ran explains exchange with Royals fans, claims some threw objects at him
August 8, 2022
Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran has had a brutal second half to his season. Two weeks ago, he lost a fly ball in the Fenway Park twil Nelson Cruz Nationals Jerseysight and gave up (in every sense of the phrase) an inside-t atlanta braves jersey near me he-park grand slam against the Blue Jays. On Sunday, his defensive woes continued at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. atlanta braves team shop
With his team down by two runs, Duran lost Nate Eaton's fly ball in the sun leading off the bottom of the seventh inning. The ball landed just to Duran's left. While the hit was scored a triple, the play was a continuation of Duran's struggles in the field.
The next batter, Kyle Isbel, hit a fly ball to the wall in right-center. Duran misplayed that drive, too. While not a routine play, it was still makeable. The ball deflected off Duran's glove after he made a leaping attempt.
Duran was then caught on camera chirping with Royals fans.
After making a diving catch of a line drive by the third batter in the inning, M.J. Melendez (that one went into the box score as a sacrifice fly), Duran continued his exchange with fans and then began to walk toward them before being pulled back by right fielder Alex Verdugo. atlanta braves gift shop
Boston went on to lose 13-5.
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Duran explained aftNoah Syndergaard Phillies Jerseys er the game why he was so feisty with the fans.
"They happened atlanta braves replica jersey to Javier Baez Tigers Jerseysbe throwing little bottle caps at me," he said, per MLB.com. "I was just telling them to stop throwing it. One of the ushers came over. Little bottle caps, but nothing major."
Though Duran's defense has come into laser focus in recent weeks, Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn't ready to move on from him.
"He's our center fielder right now, so we trust him," Cora said. "He's a kid that is part of what we’re trying to accomplish."
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What the Red Sox (54-56) are trying to accomplish right now is securing a wild card in the American League. They're three games back of the Rays for the final spot. They went 3-4 on their just-completed seven-game road trip. They took two out of three from the Astros and then lost three of four to the Royals. The series win against Houston was their first since a sweep of the Guardians in June. They split a series with the Yankees before the All-Star break.
With their release of Jackie Bradley Jr. after the trade deadline, the Red Sox lack outfield depth. Jaylin Davis is the fourth outfielder at the moment. Cora's endorsement of Duran might be more out of necessity than of confidence. The team knows that the 25-year-old is a work in progress men atlanta braves jersey . While fans are undoubtedly impatient with his misadventures, the Boston brass isn't ready to condemn him for them.
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