Red Sox’ outfielder Jarren Duran undergoes successful surgery
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran underwent successful great toe flexor tendon repair surgery on Wednesday, the team announced.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson at the Charlotte Surgical Center in Charlotte, NC.
Alex Cora told reporters pregame that Duran was dealing with “bad toe turf.” The speedy outfielder is expected to be ready for spring training next season.
The 26-year-old left-handed hitter batted .295 with a .346 on-base percentage, .482 slugging percentage, .828 OPS, eight homers, 34 doubles, two triples, 46 runs and 40 RBIs in 102 games. He also was 24-for-26 in stolen base attempts.
Duran injured his left toe attempting to scale the wall at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 20 trying to rob a Gleyber Torres home run. Following the injury, Duran attempted to stay in the game but was visibly hobbling on the field.
“It was a really good year,” said Cora. “At the end, the numbers are the numbers, right? And that’s how people evaluate players. The on-base percentage, the slugging percentage, the stolen bases, got a little better defensively....He went through the ups and downs. He was hot, he struggled, then (he bounced back). He had a really good season.”
Prior to the injury, Duran was struggling at the plate in the month of August, he was hitting .192 in 17 games.
Duran originally began the year with the WooSox but was quickly recalled after Adam Duvall broke his wrist eight games into the season.
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