In the days following his usage of an anti-gay slur toward a fan, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has the top-rated jersey on MLB's online shop.
Despite getting blowback for using an anti-gay slur over the weekend, the support for Jarren Duran has been astronomical. The Boston Red Sox outfielder was caught using an anti-gay slur at a heckling fan during the game against the Houston Astros on Sunday. Duran made the remark as he stepped to the plate in the sixth inning. A fan shouted at him that he needed a tennis racket. The player yelled back, 'Shut up,' followed by the slur.
Duran apologized, but he still served a two-game suspension – his game checks for Monday and Tuesday will be donated to PFLAG, a nonprofit that supports the LGBTQ+ community. The 27-year-old has burst onto the scene this year, earning his first All-Star nod, so Duran jerseys have been rather popular around Fenway Park. However, expect to see many more of them just about everywhere – Duran's jersey, at the time of publishing, is the top-selling jersey on the online MLB shop.
This is a rather common happenstance in sports – the jersey sales of the Philadelphia Flyers' Ivan Provorov skyrocketed after he refused to wear pride-themed merchandise during warmups, citing his religion. Harrison Butker also saw a rapid increase in jersey sales following his speech at Benedictine College. 'During tonight’s game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan,' Duran said in a statement. 'I feel awful knowing how many people I offended and disappointed.
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