Boston Red Sox player suspended for yelling anti-gay slur at fan
The Boston Red Sox on Aug. 12 suspended for two games its all-star outfielder Jarren Duran one day after he shouted an anti-gay slur at a fan who had been heckling him as Duran stood at home plate in the sixth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Boston’s Fenway Park stadium.
Multiple news media outlets reported that a microphone at the stadium near where Duran stood picked up him yelling the slur.
Most media outlets, including the Washington Post and the New York Times, did not report the exact words he shouted. But CNN reported on its website that Duran told the fan to “shut up you f**king f***ot.” According to CNN, after the game ended Duran, 27, issued an apology in a statement released by the Red Sox. “During tonight’s game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan,” Duran said in the statement. “I feel awful knowing how many people I offended and disappointed.
I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community,” he said. “Our young fans are supposed to be able to look up to me as a role model, but tonight I fell far short of that responsibility,” his statement continues. “I will use this opportunity to educate myself and my teammates and to grow as a person.” CNN reports that the Red Sox announced on Aug.
