Jarren Duran reveals suicide attempt amid struggles, depression

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said his on-field struggles during the 2021 and 2022 seasons fueled his depression to the point that he attempted suicide.

Duran, interviewed for the docuseries "The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox" that will premiere Tuesday on Netflix, said not meeting his own expectations - as well as disappointing others -- pushed him to a very dark place.

"I was already hearing it from fans," Duran said in the docuseries. "And what they said to me, [it was like], 'I've told myself 10 times worse in the mirror.' That was a really tough time for me. I didn't even want to be here anymore."

"... I got to a point where I was sitting in my room, I had…