Red Sox's Jarren Duran steals home, leaving Guardians stunned: 'I knew I had it'

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has showcased his speed on numerous occasions over his young MLB career, but nothing quite like Saturday night against the Cleveland Guardians. 

He did something no Red Sox player has done in 16 years. In fact, it was the exact same date that Jacoby Ellsbury did it to the New York Yankees. 

Duran had a clean steal-home against Guardians pitcher Doug Nikhazy in Boston’s 7-3 victory in the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday night in Cleveland. 

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Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran (16) steals home under the tag of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor (23) during the third inning at Progressive Field. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

The speedster was dancing off third base, and Nikhazy, a lefty, couldn’t really see just how far Duran was down the line, due to his back being turned toward the bag. 

Duran took full advantage of getting off the base, but when he was basically halfway down the line, he put his head down and started sprinting home. Nikhazy quickly lifted his leg and fired a pitch, but catcher Bo Naylor couldn’t get the tag down before Duran’s right hand crossed home plate. 

"(Third base coach Kyle Hudson) heard him tell the umpire that he was working from the stretch, so I decided I was going to go on the first pitch," Duran said when asked why he had stolen home. "It was just to keep the offense going and cause a little chaos. I knew I had it."

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