Boston Red Sox’ Jarren Duran steals home

CLEVELAND– Red Sox speedster Jarren Duran’s lead extended practically halfway down the 3rd base line, then he took off.Duran took home in the top of the third inning Saturday here at Progressive Field, beating out Guardians starting pitcher Doug Nikhazy’s toss to the plate.

It marked Duran’s very first straight take of home in the majors and it offered the Red Sox a 6-0 lead.It likewise marked Boston’s very first straight steal of home since Jacoby Ellsbury did it precisely 16 years earlier (April 26, 2009).

Billy Hatcher previously did it for the Red Sox in April 1994.

See Duran’s steal here.Duran is one

of the fastest players in the major leagues. He connected for the MLB lead with 14 triples last year. He had 35 takes in 2024. He’s 9-for-11 in taken base attempts this year.Duran went into 3-for-31 against lefties. But he had two hits against Nikhazy, a lefty making his MLB debut.His RBI single (108.2 mph off the bat )in the

second inning put Boston ahead 2-0. His RBI triple in the third inning made it 5-0. He then stole home with the next player, Rafael Devers, even 1-1 in the count.The Guardians challenged the call but it was promoted.

A fired-up Duran screamed and commemorated with teammates on his method to the dugout.