When Jarren Duran flipped up the middle finger on his left hand in the direction of fans at Target Field on Tuesday night, he was responding to someone who allegedly told him to kill himself.

In the fifth inning, and the Twins leading the Red Sox 5-0, the Boston outfielder grounded out to second base. As he jogged back towards the dugout, the television cameras caught him using his middle finger to allegedly respond to the fan.

“Somebody told me to kill myself,” Duran explained. “I’m used to it at this point. S*** happens. I’m going to flip somebody off if they say something to me. It is what it is. I shouldn’t react like that, but that stuff is still kind of triggering. It happens.”

The motive behind the fan’s alleged verbal abuse is unknown, but Duran has been public about his past mental health struggles, including battling depression and contemplating suicide. In April 2025, Netflix released “The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox,” and the fourth episode of the series, titled “Still Alive,” focused on Duran and his mental health journey.

A few weeks after the series was released, a fan in Cleveland was ejected after saying “something inappropriate” to Duran.

“When you open yourself up like that, you also open yourself up to the enemies. But I have a good support staff around me, teammates, coaches. There were fans that were supporting me, so that was awesome,” Duran said after the Cleveland incident.

After the Twins beat the Red Sox 6-0 on Tuesday night, the Twins’ submitted a victory post on social media with the tease, “Kept it classy.”

Duran, 29, was suspended by Major League Baseball for two games in 2024 forshouting a homophobic slur at a fan. That fan was accused of criticizing Duran’s batting. Duran wound up donating the amount he would’ve been paid in the two games to Greater PFLAG Boston, an organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.

“I feel awful knowing how many people I offended and disappointed,” Durran said after the 2024 incident. He admitted that what he said was “horrific,” and acknowledged that “young fans are supposed to be able to look up to me as a role model.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255). You can also text MN to 741741. 

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A man has died days after he was assaulted by his neighbor in Minneapolis. 

Minneapolis deadly assault

What we know:

According to Minneapolis police, on April 5, officers responded to an apartment building on the 300 block of Hennepin Avenue. 

Officers found a man in his 70s unconscious. He was then taken to the hospital. 

Police learned through surveillance video that the victim had been hit by another 61-year-old man after a verbal argument. 

The 61-year-old man was found to also be a resident in the apartment building and was later arrested. 

Police announced Tuesday that the victim died at the hospital from his injuries. 

The suspect was initially charged with first-degree assault, but those are expected to be amended to include homicide, police said. 

What we don’t know:

Police did not say what led up to the altercation between the two men. 

MINNESOTA — The cost of living varies widely across Minnesota, with new data from Niche highlighting a sharp divide between Twin Cities neighborhoods and smaller communities across the state.

The Niche rankings are based on a mix of housing costs, income levels, taxes, and everyday expenses like groceries and gas, using data from the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Tax Foundation.

Many of the highest-cost areas are concentrated in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and nearby suburbs, while the most affordable places are largely found in rural and small-town Minnesota.

15 Most Expensive Places To Live In Minnesota

Niche places several Twin Cities neighborhoods and suburbs in its second-highest cost-of-living tier. No Minnesota locations ranked in the highest tier.

Among them:

• Macalester-Groveland (St. Paul)
• King Field (Minneapolis)
• St. Anthony Park (St. Paul)
• Downtown East (Minneapolis)
• East Harriet (Minneapolis)
• Summit Hill (St. Paul)
• Bryn Mawr (Minneapolis)
• North Loop (Minneapolis)
• King Field (Minneapolis)
• Edina
• Linden Hills (Minneapolis)
• Fulton (Minneapolis)
• Lowry Hill (Minneapolis)
• East Isles (Minneapolis)
• Lynnhurst (Minneapolis)

15 Most Affordable Places To Live In Minnesota

At the other end of the spectrum, Niche identified a number of towns with significantly lower costs of living.

These communities are spread across southern, western, and northern Minnesota and tend to have smaller populations and lower housing costs.

Among the most affordable places:

• Luverne
• International Falls
• Pipestone
• Caledonia
• Jackson
• Windom
• Redwood Falls
• Ely
• Breckenridge
• Blue Earth
• Lake Crystal
• Austin
• Sleepy Eye
• Mountain Iron
• Thief River Falls

The data underscores a familiar pattern in Minnesota: higher costs in the metro area and more affordable living in smaller towns, often with trade-offs in access to jobs, amenities, and services.