With one day left in the month, the Sox have surged in the American League, going a stunning 25-5 since June 25, including a 15-game win streak that was snapped last week.In the last six weeks, Boston has gone from arguably the worst team in baseball, to a full two games up in the AL Wild Card race, and only seven games back in the division.The team has gone from sellers to, reportedly, big-time buyers ahead of next week's trade deadline, as a three-game set with the LA Dodgers looms this weekend.So, yeah — it's all ham & eggs right now in Boston ......Except for one nagging thorn in the team's side.Yes, once again, outfielder Jarren Duran is becoming a headache:Lordy.
I watched that play live, and I was stunned.I couldn't believe Jarren Duran was actually upset that Willson Contreras didn't score from third on what was essentially a pop-up to left field.I thought I was seeing things.
I thought I was going crazy.Jarren Duran of the Boston Red Sox looks on after an at-bat against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, Calif., on July 27, 2026.(Getty Images)But no, he was legit angry at either A) Contreras for not trying, or B) third base coach Chad Epperson for not sending a 34-year-old first baseman on a ball that was caught 20-feet behind him.Either way, it was such a bad look for a player who has been a major headache for the Red Sox for the better part of three years now.A constant, major headache.There was the "incident" during an at-bat at Fenway Park a few years back where Duran was caught on a hot mic calling a fan a nasty name.First base coach José David Flores #58 of the Boston Red Sox holds back Jarren Duran #16 as Duran yells at a fan during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on April 27, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
(Getty Images)There was the incident in Cleveland last year with a fan.There was the other incident earlier this year in Minnesota, also with a fan.
There was a THIRD incident, just last...