Boston Red Sox’ ‘Big guy’ was ‘the umpire’ on Jarren

CLEVELAND– Rafael Devers was batting with an 0-0 count when Jarren Duran took off and tape-recorded Boston’s very first straight steal of home because Jacoby Ellsbury did it exactly 16 years back (April 26, 2009) against the Yankees.

“Everyone’s thrilled, particularly the big guy,” manager Alex Cora joked. “He was the umpire on that play. Raffy, he called him safe.”

Duran went 3-for-5 with a triple, three runs and 2 RBIs The Red Sox won 7-3 over the Guardians in the 2nd game of a doubleheader Saturday after Cleveland won the first game, 5-4, here at Progressive Field.Devers made the safe sign as Duran dived across home plate. The DH remained determined Duran was safe when the Guardians challenged the call. It was upheld. “They challenged it and he( Devers)is like,’No, he’s safe. I saw it, ‘”Cora said.Duran was on third base after ripping an RBI triple to make it 5-0. His steal made it 6-0.”To start with, the triple, that’s amazing,”Cora stated.”And for him to do it right away that was fantastic. It was enjoyable to enjoy.”Duran and third base coach Kyle Hudson understood there was a chance to take home once rookie starter Doug Nikhazy chose to pitch from the windup rather of the stretch.”Me and Huddy saw him point out to the third base umpire he was going

to go from the windup,”Duran stated.” Me and Huddy, we started talking right away like,’ I’m gon na go very first pitch here if he gives it to me.'” Duran went into 3-for-31 against lefties this year. But he had two hits versus

Nikhazy, a 25-year-old lefty making his MLB launching. He also had a struck versus left-handed reliever Kolby Allard. “He is among the most exciting players in baseball,”Red Sox starter Walker

Buehler stated. “I’ve seen him from afar and seen a great deal of it from afar. Undoubtedly I do not believe he’s off to the start that he kind of wanted to. But there’s no one in baseball that regularly can hit a triple and steal home. The previous number of weeks he’s hitting the (expletive)out of the ball. He’s hitting the ball hard. And now it’s kind of concerning fruition for him.”