Instead of celebrating with a flashy post or headline, Jarren Duran quietly returned to Fenway with a wooden box under his arm. Inside were dozens of hand-written letters — each one addressed personally to someone behind the scenes. Groundskeepers. Batboys. Kitchen staff. Front office workers. Even the old equipment manager who once stayed late to help him with his swing.
Each letter ended with the same line:
“I didn’t win this alone. You were part of it. This is ours.”
But he didn’t stop there.
Later that week, Duran made a private donation — large enough to fully fund free youth baseball clinics across Boston’s most underserved neighborhoods for the next three years. When reporters asked him about it, he simply said:
“I was one of those kids once. Somebody gave me a shot. Now it’s my turn.”
One teammate put it best:
“He’s not just playing for the Red Sox. He’s lifting the city with him.”
In a season filled with stats and stories, this one stands out — not just because of what Jarren Duran did on the field, but because of the quiet, powerful way he chose to give back.
Instead of celebrating with a flashy post or headline, Jarren Duran quietly returned to Fenway with a wooden box under his arm. Inside were dozens of hand-written letters — each one addressed personally to someone behind the scenes. Groundskeepers. Batboys. Kitchen staff. Front office workers. Even the old equipment manager who once stayed late to help him with his swing.
Each letter ended with the same line:
“I didn’t win this alone. You were part of it. This is ours.”
But he didn’t stop there.
Later that week, Duran made a private donation — large enough to fully fund free youth baseball clinics across Boston’s most underserved neighborhoods for the next three years. When reporters asked him about it, he simply said:
“I was one of those kids once. Somebody gave me a shot. Now it’s my turn.”
One teammate put it best:
“He’s not just playing for the Red Sox. He’s lifting the city with him.”
In a season filled with stats and stories, this one stands out — not just because of what Jarren Duran did on the field, but because of the quiet, powerful way he chose to give back.
Instead of celebrating with a flashy post or headline, Jarren Duran quietly returned to Fenway with a wooden box under his arm. Inside were dozens of hand-written letters — each one addressed personally to someone behind the scenes. Groundskeepers. Batboys. Kitchen staff. Front office workers. Even the old equipment manager who once stayed late to help him with his swing.
Each letter ended with the same line:
“I didn’t win this alone. You were part of it. This is ours.”
But he didn’t stop there.
Later that week, Duran made a private donation — large enough to fully fund free youth baseball clinics across Boston’s most underserved neighborhoods for the next three years. When reporters asked him about it, he simply said:
“I was one of those kids once. Somebody gave me a shot. Now it’s my turn.”
One teammate put it best:
“He’s not just playing for the Red Sox. He’s lifting the city with him.”
In a season filled with stats and stories, this one stands out — not just because of what Jarren Duran did on the field, but because of the quiet, powerful way he chose to give back.