Full name is Jarren William Duran...Played three seasons as a second baseman at California State University, Long Beach (2016-18)...Left school ranked fourth in program history with 49 steals...Earned Second Team All-Big West honors in 2017...In 2018, led the conference in steals (17) and led LBSU in hits (67) and runs (42)...Graduated in 2015 from Cypress High School (Calif.)...Launched the Jarren Duran Community Foundation in 2026 to bring resources to men around the country who are struggling with mental health...Attended Red Sox Winter Weekend in Jan. 2024, signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans...Took part in the Red Sox Holiday Caravan in Dec. 2022, visiting children at Shriner’s Children’s Boston, Mass General Hospital for Children and The BASE, a Roxbury-based community organization that utilizes sports in a way to engage youth in a positive, success-driven culture by providing athletic training, coaching, competition and academic support...As part of the Red Sox Rookie Development Program, visited patients at Boston Children’s Hospital on Jan. 15, 2020.
2025
Made his second Opening Day roster (also 2024)...Played in 157 of Boston’s 162 games, making 152 starts (LF - 129, CF - 22, DH - 1)...Became one of six Red Sox since 1960 to play 150+ games in the outfield in consecutive seasons...Led the AL and ranked second in MLB in triples (13)...Ranked third in the AL in doubles (41), sixth in extra-base hits (70) and tied for 13th in stolen bases (24)...Set a career high in RBI (84)...Became the first player in MLB history to record multiple seasons with 40+ doubles, 10+ triples, 15+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases (also did so in 2024)...Started at least one game in each of the top eight spots in the batting order: first (106 games), second (two), third (25), fourth (two), fifth (four), sixth (seven), seventh (five) and eighth (one)...The Red Sox went 14-2 in games he hit a home run...Reached safely in 65 of his final 74 games, beginning on June 29...Posted an .858 OPS over that span (71-for-271, 43 R, 21 2B, five 3B, 11 HR, 46 RBI, 36 BB, six HBP, SF, nine SB)...With RISP and two outs, hit .353 with a .987 OPS (24-for-68, 35 RBI, seven BB)...Played in his 500th career game (Sept. 16 vs. ATH) and recorded his 500th hit (Sept. 8 at ATH), 200th XBH (July 26 vs. LAD) and 100th double (March 30 at TEX)...Started in left field on Opening Day, March 27 at TEX (1-for-4, SB)...Hit his 100th career double on March 30 at TEX...Was his 357th career game, tied for third-fewest to reach 100 doubles in Red Sox history...Tied a career high with three runs scored on April 6 vs. STL-G2, going 2-for-5 with two RBI in Boston’s 18-7 win...Hit a game-tying RBI single in the 10th inning of the Red Sox’ 4-3 win on April 10 vs. TOR...Was his first career game-tying RBI in the ninth inning or later...Hit his first home run of the season on April 15 at TB, snapping a 44-game homerless streak dating back Aug. 30, 2024 at DET...Recorded a season-long 11-game hitting streak from April 13-24, the second-longest of his career behind only a 14-gamer from June 9-24, 2024...Executed a straight steal of home in the third inning on April 26 at CLE-G2...Was the Red Sox’ first straight steal of home in exactly 16 years, dating back to Jacoby Ellsbury’s on April 26, 2009 vs. NYY...Duran hit an RBI triple prior to stealing home on April 26 at CLE-G2...He became the first Red Sox player in at least the Expansion Era (since 1961) to steal home on the next batter after hitting a triple, and the first player in the Majors to do so since STL’s Peter Kozma on Sept. 21, 2012 at CHC (source: Elias)...Had a season-high-tying four hits on April 27 at CLE, going 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI...It was his seventh career game with four-plus hits (previous: Aug. 20, 2024 at HOU)...Hit his sixth career leadoff home run and first of 2025 on April 29 at TOR (1-for-5, R, HR, two RBI)...From April 26-G2 through April 30, recorded a career-high-tying four consecutive games with an RBI (three times, last: April 27-May 1, 2024)...Posted a career-high 19-game on-base streak from April 13-May 3, batting .318 (27-for-85) with an .892 OPS during the span...Later tied that career-high from Aug. 4-25...Set a season high with four RBI in the Red Sox’ 7-6 win on May 17 vs. ATL (2-for-5, R, HR)...Hit a two-run home run in the third inning and a game-tying two-run single in the eighth...Hit his second leadoff homer of the season and seventh of his career on May 24 vs. BAL-G1 (2-for-4, R, HR, RBI)...Collected a season-high-tying four hits on May 25 vs. BAL, going 4-for-5...Was his eighth career game with four-plus hits (previous: April 27 at CLE)...Hit his third leadoff home run of the season and eighth of his career on June 11 vs. TB (1-for-4, R, HR, RBI)...Posted a 10-game hitting streak from June 29-July 9, batting .351 with a 1.211 OPS and 12 RBI during that stretch (13-for-37, four 2B, two 3B, three HR, three BB)...Batted .314 with a 1.042 OPS during the Red Sox’ 10-game winning streak going into the All-Star break, from July 4-13 (11-for-35, four 2B, 3B, two HR)...Recorded 11 RBI over a six-game span from July 4-9, posting two or more RBI in four of those games and three RBI twice...Hit a leadoff HR on July 21 at PHI, his fourth of the season and ninth of his career (1-for-4, R, HR, RBI)...Recorded an RBI in a career-high-tying four consecutive games from July 21-26...Was his fourth such streak in his career and second in 2025 (also April 26[G2]-30)...Recorded his 200th career extra-base hit on July 26 vs. LAD...Entered with 198 extra-base hits and hit a two-run triple in the second inning (199th XBH), a triple in the sixth (200th) and a double in the eighth (201st)...Tied a season high with four RBI in the Red Sox’ 13-1 win on July 30 at MIN, hitting a two-run single in the fifth inning and a two-run homer in the sixth (3-for-5, three R, 2B, HR)...In 23 July games, batted .317 (26-for-82) with a 1.094 OPS, 17 extra-base hits (nine 2B, three 3B, five HR) and 21 RBI...Scored a run in six consecutive games from Aug. 4-10, the second-longest streak of his career behind a seven-gamer from July 14-24, 2024...Reached base safely in 49 of his 53 games from June 27-Aug. 31, posting a .387 OBP and .924 OPS in that span (51-for-188, 15 2B, four 3B, nine HR, 38 RBI, 31 BB)...Hit a three-run inside-the-park home run on Aug. 31 vs. PIT...Was his first career inside-the-park HR and the Red Sox’ second of the season (also Wilyer Abreu on June 30 vs. CIN)...Rounded the bases in 14.71 seconds on his inside-the-park HR on Aug. 31, the fastest home-to-home time in the Majors in 2025 and fastest by a Red Sox player in the Statcast Era (since 2015)...Recorded his 500th career hit on Sept. 8 at ATH, hitting an RBI single in the second inning...Played his 500th career game on Sept. 16 vs. ATH...Hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning on Sept. 19 at TB to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead...Recorded an RBI in each of his final two games of the season, Sept. 26 and Sept. 28 vs. DET...Hit a game-tying RBI single in the eighth inning on Sept. 26 vs. DET in the Red Sox’ 4-3 walk-off win to clinch a postseason berth...Was his fifth career game-tying or go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning or later and his third of 2025 (also April 10 vs. TOR and May 17 vs. ATL)...Hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fourth inning of the Sox’ 4-3 win in their final game of the season, Sept. 28 vs. DET...Made his postseason debut, starting in left field for each of the Red Sox’ three games in the Wild Card Series at NYY (1-for-11, R, HBP)...Was also on the Red Sox’ 2021 AL Wild Card Game roster, but did not play.
2024
Led the Red Sox in games (160), runs (111), hits (191), XBH (83), doubles (48), triples (14) and steals (34)...Made his first career Opening Day roster and started each of the Sox’ first 117 games (160 starts total)...Earned his first career All-Star Game selection (player vote) and was named All-Star Game MVP...Named Red Sox MVP by the BBWAA Boston Chapter...Ranked fifth in the Majors in bWAR (8.7) and seventh in fWAR (6.7)...Is one of only nine Red Sox position players ever to record a bWAR of 8.7 or higher in a season (also Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Rico Petrocelli, Fred Lynn, Wade Boggs and Mookie Betts)...Ranked second in MLB with 23 defensive runs saved...Led MLB outfielders in assists (12) and innings played (1,421.1)...Ranked in MLB’s 95th percentile in range (11 outs above average)...Made 89 starts in CF and 71 in LF...Led MLB in doubles (48) and tied for the lead in triples (14, most in AL)...Became the first player to lead both leagues in doubles and triples since Lou Brock in 1968...The only other AL players ever to do so are Bobby Veach (1919) and Ty Cobb (1917) (source: Elias)...Also led the Majors with 735 PA, the most by a Red Sox player since Mo Vaughn in 1996 (752) and the ninth most in a season in franchise history...Was 34-for-41 in steal attempts (82.9%)...Joined Jacoby Ellsbury (2011) and Mookie Betts (2018) as the only Sox to record 30+ steals and 80+ XBH in a season.
2023
Played in a career-high 102 games and posted a .295/.346/.482/.828 line (34 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR)...Missed the last 38 games due to a left great toe sprain...Underwent a successful left great toe flexor tendon repair on 8/30, performed by Dr. Robert Anderson at the Charlotte Surgical Center in Charlotte, N.C...Led the Red Sox in steals (24-for-26), the second-highest success rate in club history (see table on previous page)...Led the Red Sox and ranked in MLB’s 96th percentile in sprint speed (29.5 ft./second)...Appeared defensively in CF (75 G, 62 GS), LF (27 G, 20 GS) and RF (1 G)...In 35 PA when leading off the first inning, hit .412 with a 1.105 OPS (14-for-34, BB, 4 2B, 3B, HR)...Batted .333 as a pinch hitter (5-for-15, 3 2B, BB)...Recorded three games with three-plus doubles, tied for the most in a season in Red Sox history (also Mike Lowell in 2006)...The only Sox with two such games in a season are Babe Ruth (1918), Dwight Evans (1980), Wade Boggs (1991), Victor Martinez (2010) and Rafael Devers (2019).
2022
Played in 58 ML games over four stints with BOS, hitting .221 (45-for-204) with 23 runs scored, 14 2B, three 3B, three HR and 17 RBI...Was 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts. Appeared defensively in CF (48 GS) and RF (5 GS)... Also made one start at DH. Led the Red Sox and ranked in MLB’s 93rd percentile in sprint speed (29.2 feet/second). Batted .370 (10-for-27) with two HR on the first pitch. In his 54 starts with BOS, batted leadoff 39 times and either eighth or ninth 15 times. Also played in 68 games for Triple-A Worcester, batting .283 with an .840 OPS (79-for-279, 16 2B, 6 3B, 10 HR)... Started 58 games in CF, five in LF, two in RF and three at DH. Tied for Worcester’s team lead with 18 stolen bases.
2021
Made his ML debut, appearing in 33 games over two stints with BOS after the All-Star break...Had never played above Double-A prior to 2021...Made 25 starts in CF and one in LF...Recorded 1 OF assist (7/24 vs. NYY in CF)...Led the Red Sox in sprint speed (29.3 feet/second)...Was part of the Sox’ roster for the AL Wild Card Game but did not play...Also played 60 games for Triple-A Worcester, batting .258 (63-for-244) with an .873 OPS and 16 steals in 19 attempts...His stolen base success rate of 84.2% was the best of his career...Led Worcester with 16 HR...Was the only Red Sox farmhand to hit at least 15 HR and steal at least 15 bases in 2021...Was one of eight players to reach those totals at the Triple-A level...For the WooSox, had an OPS above .850 against both RHP (.868) and LHP (.886)...Played for Team USA in the WBSC Americas Olympic Qualifier in May and June (7-for-19, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 3 R, 1 SB)...Attended ML Spring Training camp as a non-roster invitee...Batted .340 (16-for-47) with a 1.069 OPS...Opened the season at the Sox’ Alternate Training Site...Played 46 games for Triple-A Worcester from 5/4-7/13...Earned Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Month honors for May...Hit .278 (20-for-72) with a .991 OPS, 7 HR, and 12 RBI in 18 games...Named to MLB.com’s Prospect Team of the Week for 5/10-16...Through June, had a .283/.378/.610/.988 batting line with 15 HR in 38 games...Recorded three multi-HR games, going 5-for-5 with two HR on 5/22 vs. Buffalo...Selected to the ML roster on 7/16...Made his ML debut 7/17 at NYY...Started in CF and singled off Gerrit Cole in the 2nd inning (1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB)...Was the first Red Sox to record a hit on the 1st pitch of his first big league PA since 2010, when Daniel Nava (6/12 vs. PHI) and Yamaico Navarro (8/20 vs. TOR) both did so...Hit his first major league HR on 7/19 against TOR in Dunedin, a two-run HR to LF in the first inning...On 7/28 vs. TOR, tripled and scored on an error...Needed just 11.11 seconds to reach 3rd base...Missed 20 games over two stints on the COVID-19 Related IL (8/6-7 and 9/3-22)...Optioned to Worcester on 9/23.
2020
Entering his fourth professional season, his second in Major League Spring Training camp...Following the 2020 season, played in 23 games (regular season and postseason) for Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League, batting .250 with a .392 OBP and 8 steals (20-for-80, 22 R, 17 RBI, 17 BB)…Named MVP of the championship series, helping Caguas win the title. Also was named a Caribbean Series All-Star after helping lead Puerto Rico to the title game...Played in seven games and went 10-for-25 (.400) with a .500 OBP, seven runs scored, three steals and three XBH.
2019
Hit .303 (157-for-519) with 24 2B, 8 3B, and 46 stolen bases between High-A Salem and Double-A Portland...Named Red Sox Minor League Base Runner of the Year...His 46 steals led Red Sox minor leaguers and ranked 8th among all of Minor League Baseball...Also led Sox minor leaguers in hits (157), runs (90), and triples (tied, 8)...Named by Baseball America the High Class A Player of the Year and a High Class A All-Star...Tabbed a Carolina League mid-season All-Star...Also named CL Player of the Week for 5/12-18...Played in the 2019 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game...Played in 24 games for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to the Fall Stars Game...Opened the season with High-A Salem and hit safely in 40 of his 50 games with the club, including in 16 straight from 5/7-24...Named Carolina League Player of the Week for 5/12- 18 after hitting .458 (11-for-24) in 6 games...Was leading all of Minor League Baseball in AVG (.387) and OBP (.456) at the time he was promoted to Double-A Portland on 6/3, and was hitting .404 through 5/30...After batting .208 in his first 41 games with the Sea Dogs, went 47-for-161 (.292) in his final 41 games from 7/21 through the end of the season...Played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on 7/7 at Progressive Field...Entered in the 6th inning as a pinch hitter and remained in the game as a DH (1-for-2, SB)...Recorded a 12-game hitting streak with Portland from 7/21-8/2 (.423 AVG, 22-for-52)...Following the regular season, played in 24 games for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and hit .267 (24- for-90) with 9 RBI and 7 stolen bases.
