Jarren Duran Wins All-Star Game MVP Award
4 months agoBoston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was awarded the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday, with the American League team defeating the National League team 5-3. Duran went 1-for-2 with a go-ahead, two-run home run. The 27-year-old put the American League up for good in the bottom of the fifth inning, clobbering a Hunter Greene offspeed pitch into the right-center field seats. Duran became the first Red Sox player to hit an All-Star homer since Adrian Gonzalez in 2011. He was also an All-Star from a fantasy perspective in the first half, slashing .283/.342/.476 with 10 HR, 62 runs scored, 41 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in 440 plate appearances.
Source: Jake Rill - MLB.com
Source: Jake Rill - MLB.com