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Watch Red Sox's Jarren Duran's Straight Steal Of Home In WooSox Win

Duran has not stopped showing off the speed since his demotion.

Scott Neville

Watch Red Sox's Jarren Duran's Straight Steal Of Home In WooSox Win
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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has been making the most of his demotion to Triple-A Worcester.

The once highly-touted prospect put his elite speed to good use Thursday night with a straight steal of home against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the seventh inning to extend the WooSox lead to 5-3.

Arguably the most impressive aspect of the rare accomplishment is that the catcher was staring him down right before the play commenced. Duran did not catch anyone sleeping, he simply broke to the plate at the perfect time and caused the pitcher to panic as he was flying down the line. 

Duran finished the game 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and obviously notched a stolen base and run scored on this fine play. 

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The 26-year-old is riding a nice little seven-game hitting streak, which could be an indication that he's taken to Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora's teachings. 

Prior to Duran's demotion, Cora gave him two tasks to take with him to Triple-A Worcester. He wanted the speedster to prioritize getting on base over hitting for power and to improve defensively. 

The steal of home is an example of how the young gun can wreak havoc against his opponents just by getting on base and using his speed to apply pressure. If he can get back to his roots of being a gap-to-gap hitter with an improved on-base percentage, he'll have a place in Major League Baseball. 

Duran is starting off right in this new phase of his career. 

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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