Jarren Duran's Epic Spring Has Him Poised For Return To All-Star Form In 2026
Duran was on fire in both spring training and World Baseball Classic contests.
Jarren Duran's Epic Spring Has Him Poised For Return To All-Star Form In 2026 originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran had himself a hot preseason.
Between spring training competition for the Sox and World Baseball Classic contests as a member of Team Mexico, Duran's performance at the plate left everyone impressed. As MassLive's Christopher Smith noted on Wednesday, Duran hit . 381 across both landscapes with six home runs and three doubles.
Not bad! Red Sox' Jarren Duran went 16-for-42 (. 381) with six homers and three doubles in 15 Grapefruit League and World Baseball Classic games combined this spring.
— Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) March 24, 2026 Duran has talked this spring about mental adjustments he's made, mostly in terms of not caring too much about the outcome of his at-bats, focusing instead on the process. After a "down" year in 2025 compared to his 2024 All-Star campaign, for which Duran received AL MVP votes, Jarren looks and sounds like a guy who is poised to return to All-Star form in 2026. Still south of 30 years old, Duran is in the prime of his career.