Jarren Duran told of suicide attempt to help 'those who feel alone' - ESPN

BOSTON — Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said he went public about his 2022 suicide attempt to «reach those who feel alone.»

In an episode of the Netflix docuseries «The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox,» Duran said he attempted suicide after struggling early in his baseball career.

«Talking about this wasn't easy, but it felt important,» Duran said in a statement released through the team after the episode aired Tuesday. «I knew that if I was going to share this, I had to be real about it.

»A few years ago, I found myself in a dark place, but I'm still here, and I'm so lucky I am. And if my story can help even one person, then it was worth telling."

A seventh-round draft choice who was an All-Star last season, Duran was one of baseball's top hitting prospects when he was called up to the major leagues in 2021. But he struggled early and spent much of his first two seasons shuttling between the majors and minors.

Duran said in the docuseries that the expectations of the fans and media wore on him and that at times he felt players were treated like «zoo animals.»

He said he was even harder on himself.

«I couldn't deal with telling myself how much I sucked every day,» Duran said in the docuseries. «I was already hearing it from fans. And what they said to me, [it's not like] I haven't told myself 10 times worse in the mirror. That was a really tough time for me. I didn't even want to be here anymore.»

Director Greg Whiteley then asked, «When you say, 'here,' you mean 'here with the Red Sox' or 'here on planet Earth'?»

«Probably both,» Duran said. He then described his suicide attempt.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Monday that Duran's decision to tell his story will save lives. Team president Sam Kennedy called it «an