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Carlos Rodon knows what it feels like to be targeted by fans. But the New York Yankees lefthander said what happened to Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran over the weekend is beyond his imagination.
Rodon, speaking to NJ.com’s Randy Miller, called the harassment Duran faced from a Cleveland Guardians fan "super unacceptable."
During Sunday's game at Progressive Field, a fan taunted Duran over his past admission that he once tried to take his own life. Duran told the story in “The Clubhouse” documentary on Netflix, and the reaction has been almost completely supportive.
Until that disgusting incident in Cleveland.
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"Dealing with hate is part of the major league life," Rodon said. "It sucks, but it comes with our territory."
Rodon has lived through fan hate.
He heard boos nearly every time he took the mound during a nightmare 2023 season, when he struggled badly after signing a six-year, $162 million contract. But even in his lowest moments, Rodon said, he never faced anything like what Duran went through Sunday.
"I know how it feels to be the target of fans," Rodon said. "I felt like I was falling into a hole deeper and deeper and wishing somebody would throw me a rope. But that's a whole different thing, what Duran went through in his life and then came up on Sunday."
Rodon wasn’t alone in backing Duran.
Several Yankees players told NJ.com they empathized. Cody Bellinger said the fan should be banned for life and Aaron Judge said that fans can boo all they want but don’t cross that personal line.
“You can boo and you can say whatever you want about performance, but what happened in Cleveland is taking it too far.”
MLB and the Guardians are investigating the fan, who could face a lifetime ban. It's the latest incident in baseball where fans have become part of the story. The Yankees fan who tried to rip Mookie Betts' glove away during last year's World Series was banned for life and just last week a fan reached out to touch Tommy Pham as he was fielding a ball at the wall.
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Rodon, speaking to NJ.com’s Randy Miller, called the harassment Duran faced from a Cleveland Guardians fan "super unacceptable."
During Sunday's game at Progressive Field, a fan taunted Duran over his past admission that he once tried to take his own life. Duran told the story in “The Clubhouse” documentary on Netflix, and the reaction has been almost completely supportive.
Until that disgusting incident in Cleveland.
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Carlos Rodon© John Jones-Imagn Images
"Dealing with hate is part of the major league life," Rodon said. "It sucks, but it comes with our territory."
Rodon has lived through fan hate.
He heard boos nearly every time he took the mound during a nightmare 2023 season, when he struggled badly after signing a six-year, $162 million contract. But even in his lowest moments, Rodon said, he never faced anything like what Duran went through Sunday.
"I know how it feels to be the target of fans," Rodon said. "I felt like I was falling into a hole deeper and deeper and wishing somebody would throw me a rope. But that's a whole different thing, what Duran went through in his life and then came up on Sunday."
Rodon wasn’t alone in backing Duran.
Several Yankees players told NJ.com they empathized. Cody Bellinger said the fan should be banned for life and Aaron Judge said that fans can boo all they want but don’t cross that personal line.
“You can boo and you can say whatever you want about performance, but what happened in Cleveland is taking it too far.”
MLB and the Guardians are investigating the fan, who could face a lifetime ban. It's the latest incident in baseball where fans have become part of the story. The Yankees fan who tried to rip Mookie Betts' glove away during last year's World Series was banned for life and just last week a fan reached out to touch Tommy Pham as he was fielding a ball at the wall.
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