{"id":39350,"date":"2025-04-08T04:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39350"},"modified":"2025-04-08T04:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:06:58","slug":"jarren-duran-reveals-weighty-mental-health-struggles-in-red-sox-netflix-docuseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39350","title":{"rendered":"Jarren Duran reveals weighty mental health struggles in Red Sox Netflix docuseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">This story contains descriptions of a suicide attempt.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Boston Red Sox - Game Two\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5500,h_3093\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jr89r61zv263nv1179.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Boston Red Sox - Game Two\" width=\"5500\" height=\"3093\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Boston Red Sox - Game Two\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">St. Louis Cardinals v Boston Red Sox &#8211; Game Two | Maddie Malhotra\/Boston Red Sox\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Boston Red Sox outfielder\u00a0Jarren Duran is known for his openness\u00a0with fans about his mental health. In the Red Sox&#8217;s upcoming Netflix documentary series, Duran shared more about the extent of his troubles than ever before.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Duran wasn&#8217;t always an MVP-caliber outfielder and didn&#8217;t project to be one until 2023 at the earliest. His ascent to the major leagues, and eventually the top of his game, was grueling, especially in a city as passionate as Boston. The entirety of episode four of Boston&#8217;s upcoming Netflix documentary series, \u201cThe Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox,&#8221; is dedicated to Duran&#8217;s mental health story. In it, he shared about a time he attempted suicide around 2022.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;I got to a point where I was sitting in my room, I had my rifle and I had a bullet and I pulled the trigger and the gun clicked, but nothing happened. So, to this day, I think God just didn\u2019t let me take my own life because I seriously don\u2019t know why it didn\u2019t go off,&#8221; Duran said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Netflix docuseries profiling Boston&#8217;s 2024 season will be released on April 8. All quotes from the episode &#8220;Still Alive,&#8221; centering on Duran&#8217;s mental health journey\u00a0are from Ian Browne of MLB.com.\u00a0Jen McCaffrey of\u00a0<em>The Athletic<\/em>\u00a0also received an advanced viewing of the series.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Jarren Duran opens up about mental health in upcoming Red Sox, Netflix docuseries<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1909214578208309307&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fjarren-duran-reveals-weighty-mental-health-struggles-in-red-sox-netflix-docuseries&amp;sessionId=2e020e8893ce0375d816dd83a35303a14169f451&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1909214578208309307\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Duran explained that he reached the point of attempted suicide through negative self-talk and that he had been &#8220;hearing it from fans.&#8221; In a world where people are discouraged from discussing their mental health struggles, the Red Sox try to be a beacon of help to their players.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Jarren\u2019s decision to share his story is an act of courage that reaches far beyond baseball,\u201d team CEO and president Sam Kennedy said. \u201cBy opening up, he\u2019s showing others who may be struggling that they\u2019re not alone and that asking for help isn\u2019t just OK, it\u2019s essential.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Every member of this organization continues to stand with him. He has our deepest admiration, he\u2019s always had our full support and we\u2019re incredibly fortunate to have him as part of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Former Red Sox reliever Chris Martin has also been open\u00a0about his experiences with anxiety. He allowed Boston to list anxiety as a reason for an injured list stint last season, and he was both praised and criticized for it across social media.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Duran&#8217;s story is a reminder that you never know what someone is going through in their personal life. No one deserves to be shamed or critiqued for mental health struggles, and baseball is just a game \u2014 no on-field outcome is worth someone&#8217;s happiness or life. Red Sox fans, among many others in MLB and across sports, could stand to remember that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hopefully, Duran&#8217;s bravery and openness inspire others to ask for help if they need it. There should be no shame in mental health care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story contains descriptions of a suicide attempt. 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