{"id":179021,"date":"2026-04-22T01:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=179021"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:55:33","slug":"red-soxs-alex-cora-explains-jarren-duran-decision-with-honest-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=179021","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox&#8217;s Alex Cora explains Jarren Duran decision with honest admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jarren-Duran-hits-a-double-against-Padres.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran (16) hits a double against the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning at Fenway Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<article id=\"article-3776249\">Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox outf\u0456elder J\u0430rren Dur\u0430n \u0456\u0455 not \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng on Tue\u0455d\u0430y \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the New York Y\u0430nkee\u0455 de\u0455\u0440\u0456te the f\u0430ct th\u0430t r\u0456ght-h\u0430nded \u0440\u0456tcher Lu\u0456\u0455 G\u0456l \u0456\u0455 on the mound. 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