Red Sox’s Sam Kennedy Addresses Jarren Duran’s ‘Unacceptable’ Mistake

Jarren Duran is set to serve a two-game suspension from the Boston Red Sox after using a homophobic slur toward a fan during Sunday’s game against the Houston Astros.

Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy addressed the media Monday following the team’s announcement.

“It’s a really difficult day,” Kennedy told reporters at Fenway Park. “Disappointing, unacceptable event yesterday, but proud of the way the organization immediately addressed it and proud of Jarren for acknowledging his horrific mistake and being accountable. Tough day.”

Duran will not play in the first two games of the series as the Red Sox host the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park. His pay from those two games will be donated to the Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, an organization advocating for those in the LGBTQ community.