Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran Has Surprising Postgame Routine

Many baseball players have their routines for before and after games.

For Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, his postgame routine helps clear his mind.

If the All-Star does not have too many thoughts after playing, he will write in a journal to clear the thoughts from his mind. When Duran has a lot on his mind, he will color to help slow himself down.

“I’ve actually learned a couple new things,” Duran told the “Baseball Isn’t Boring” podcast. “When my brain’s going a million miles an hour after the game, I usually do a little coloring book which kind of helps slow me down.”

The 27-year-old stumbled on the idea to color when he was searching up things that people do to clear their minds. Coloring helps Duran not have anxiety after a long day at the ballpark.

If he writes down his thoughts while his mind is going at a fast pace, he says it usually turns into gibberish. When he can sit down in front of a coloring book, it helps him relax more than writing.

“At first I was like ‘I’m not gonna color, like whatever,'” Duran said. “And then I started doing it and I was like ‘I kind of like this.'”

Duran was asked what coloring book he uses, and he made it known that it is not a children’s coloring book. Instead, he uses a coloring book that has different cuss words on each page. The Red Sox outfielder says that it makes it funny and entertaining to color each cussword in.

The All-Star Game is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. Duran and teammate Tanner Houck are available to play for the American League.