"Somebody just told me kill myself. I'm used to it at this point. I mean, [expletive] happens. I'm going to flip somebody off if they say something to me, but it is what it is. I shouldn't react like that. But that kind of stuff is still kind of triggering. It happens."
"Honestly, it's my fault for talking about my mental health, because I kind of brought in the haters. So it's just something I got to get used to."
"I didn't really tell anybody, so that's on me, just trying to hold it in, not really bringing it up to the team. I mean, we're trying to win a game."
Jarren Duran, during a game against the Twins, flipped off a fan after being heckled about his mental health struggles. He expressed that comments like 'kill myself' are triggering for him. Duran has openly discussed his mental health issues, including a suicide attempt in 2022. He acknowledged that his openness may have attracted negative attention from fans. Duran recounted a previous incident where a fan was ejected for taunting him about his struggles. He admitted to not informing his team about the heckling during the game.
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