The outfielder’s salary from the two games will be donated to an LGBTQ advocacy group.
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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran will be suspended without pay for two games after he used an anti-gay slur toward a fan on Sunday, the Red Sox announced Monday.Key Facts
Duran, 27, will be suspended for Boston’s first two home games against the Texas Rangers starting on Monday, the Red Sox said.
During an at-bat in the Red Sox’s loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday, Duran could be heard on the game’s broadcast telling a heckling fan, who could be heard telling Duran he needed a “tennis racket,” to “shut up you f—ing f—t.
