Aaron Judge offers support for Duran after heckler’s comments

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“What happened in Cleveland is taking it too far.”

Jarren Duran’s teammates and coaches have rallied around the Red Sox outfielder after he was heckled by a fan in Cleveland this week about his suicide attempt three years ago.

During Sunday’s 13-3 win over the Guardians, a fan mocked Duran about the incident — with security eventually throwing the individual out of the ballpark in the seventh inning. 

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My take…

1) The fan that abused Jarren Duran in relation to his suicide attempt, is the lowest of lows.

2) Huge kudos to the countless Guardians fans who turned this clown in when security approached.

3) I do not blame Duran, at all, for calling the fan out and biting back. pic.twitter.com/KMME3Gsn9y

— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) April 27, 2025

The Guardians released their own statement on Sunday afternoon after ejecting the fan: 

“We are aware of the situation that took place during today’s game between a fan and one of the Red Sox players that violated our fan conduct policy.  We recognize the gravity of the behavior at issue here and take very seriously conduct of this nature.  We apologize to the Red Sox organization, the player involved, fans in the area and are addressing the situation. 

“We have identified the fan in question and will work with Major League Baseball regarding next steps. We strive to provide the best experience to visiting players and fans, and that fell short today.”

Speaking on ”MLB Network Radio” on SiriusXM on Tuesday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora praised the Guardians’ response — especially when it came to escorting the fan out of the stadium promptly. 

“Security did an outstanding job right away. Chris (Antonetti) and Stephen (Vogt), they contacted us right away, and that fan is never gonna set foot on Progressive Field,” Cora said. “I applaud the Guardians because that’s who they are. They’re amazing. What they do is amazing. The situation is the situation. Hopefully, it’s the last one.”

While both the Red Sox and Guardians have offered up their support for Duran, one of the Red Sox’s top rivals also backed Duran after this recent incident. 

Speaking to NJ.com, Yankees star outfielder also offered up his support for Duran. 

“We all go through our struggles in life, our ups and downs. For Jarren to prevail and still be doing what he loves to do, I definitely feel for what he’s gone through and what he had to go through on Sunday,” Judge said. “You can boo and you can say whatever you want about performance, but what happened in Cleveland is taking it too far.”

Duran shared that Sunday marked the first time that someone had heckled him about his suicide attempt — which he shared during the Netflix series “The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox”. 

“When you open yourself up like that, you also open yourself up to the enemies,” Duran said Sunday. “But I have a good support staff around me, teammates, coaches. There were fans that were supporting me, so that was awesome.”