How Red Sox’s Jarren Duran Reacted To Roman Anthony’s Home Run As WBC Opponents

Two Boston Red Sox teammates had been pitted towards one another when Jarren Duran led Mexico right into a World Baseball Classic matchup towards Roman Anthony and the United States.

Monday’s recreation went completely for American Red Sox followers. Duran homered twice, however Anthony crushed a massive three-run shot within the third inning of Team USA’s 5-3 win at Daikin Park. Garrett Whitlock nailed down the save with a scoreless ninth inning.

The US superior previous pool play earlier than incomes a quarterfinal victory over Canada on Friday night time. On the opposite hand, Duran is again with the Red Sox after Mexico misplaced to Italy on Wednesday.

Anthony performed an enormous half in sending Mexico house, however Duran has no animosity towards his teammate. The 29-year-old mirrored on the rising younger star’s huge WBC second on Saturday, through NESN’s X account.

“It was hard not to be proud of him to do that,” Duran mentioned. “I mean, we all know he’s a stud. For him to do that is super exciting, but I hope they go out and do their thing and continue to play good.”

Duran mentioned he’ll “of course” maintain watching the WBC. The California native is rooting for Anthony, Whitlock and Team USA in a seismic semifinal showdown towards the Dominican Republic on Sunday night time.

“I love watching baseball,” Duran mentioned. “I can never get enough of it, so I’ll definitely be watching it and cheering for the boys.”

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