{"id":76317,"date":"2024-06-10T13:23:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=76317"},"modified":"2024-06-10T13:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:23:14","slug":"jarren-duran-historic-triples-reyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/10\/jarren-duran-historic-triples-reyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Speedster On Historic Triples Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering the 2024 season, Red Sox outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarren Duran<\/a> had played in just under 200 career games. He showed flashes but hadn\u2019t solidified himself as a consistent player. And in those first three MLB campaigns, Duran hit seven triples. It\u2019s all been a different story in 2024. Duran hasn\u2019t just matched his previous numbers. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/21\/jarren-duran-proving-value-red-sox\/\" target=\"_self\">He is absolutely blowing everything out of the water<\/a>. Jarren Duran is on a historic triples pace this season, putting him in fantastic company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Jarren Duran On Historic Triples Pace<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In just 66 games this season, Jarren Duran has 10 triples. That\u2019s three more than the next closest player in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wittbo02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>. Only five MLB hitters have five or more three-baggers. Duran is well above all of them. Through this many games, no one has had 10 triples since 2011, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reyesjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jos\u00e9 Reyes<\/a> did it. It has been 12 years since a hitter has done what Jarren Duran is currently doing. It\u2019s extremely impressive but far from the full eye-opening story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jarren Duran is the first player in MLB with 10 triples in his first 66 games of a season since Jos\u00e9 Reyes in 2011. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KpfxKJ81Jc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KpfxKJ81Jc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nugget chef (@jayhaykid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayhaykid\/status\/1799888859989266848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s start with Red Sox history. Boston players regularly hit 14 or more triples in the early 1900s, but that isn\u2019t the case anymore. Since 1941, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riceji01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Rice<\/a> is the only Red Sox player to hit 15 triples in a season (1977 and 1978). In the 21st century, just four players have more than 10. Jarren Duran, in under 70 games, has already joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/ellsbja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacoby Ellsbury<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garcino01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nomar Garciaparra<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/damonjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnny Damon<\/a>. If Duran hits four more triples, he takes the cake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jarren Duran leads MLB with 10 triples.<\/p>\n<p>No other player has more than 7.<\/p>\n<p>Most recent Red Sox with 10+ triples in a season:<\/p>\n<p>Jarren Duran 10 (2024)<br \/>\nJacoby Ellsbury 10 (2009)<br \/>\nNomar Garciaparra 13 (2003)<br \/>\nJohnny Damon 11 (2002)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.P. Long (@SoxNotes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoxNotes\/status\/1799880219618402503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grandcu01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curtis Granderson<\/a> leads all MLB players with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/mlb\/ask\/most-triple-triples-in-a-season-since-2000\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 triples in a season<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which he did in 2007. Granderson played 158 games that campaign. If Duran keeps his current pace and durability, he is on track to play all 162 contests and hit more triples than Granderson. Obviously, things can change, but Duran is making his case already for one of the greatest triple seasons in recent memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If that doesn\u2019t impress you enough, then this sure will. Jarren Duran, as previously mentioned, has 10 triples in 2024. That\u2019s more than 16 MLB teams this season. Yes, you read that right. Jarren Duran has more triples than half of Major League Baseball organizations this year. And two franchises, the Diamondbacks and Rangers, are tied with Duran at 10. As of Sunday, the Red Sox are tied atop the league with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stats\/team\/triples\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">19 total triples<\/a>. Duran accounts for more than half of those.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jarren Duran has TEN triples!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s more than 16 TEAMS! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zv1Zomm11Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Zv1Zomm11Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Stats (@MLBStats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBStats\/status\/1799884195256529245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Jarren Duran\u2019s Season Thus Far<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jarren Duran\u2019s triple numbers are extremely impressive. When you couple them with his other statistics, it\u2019s even better. Duran is the first player in nearly 100 years to start a season the way he has. When considering his triples, doubles, stolen bases, and homers, Jarren Duran did something that no one has since 1930.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jarren Duran is the first player in 94 years to have at least 10 3B, 15 2B, 10 SB, and 5 HR through his first 66 games of a season. The last player to do so was Kiki Cuyler in 1930.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nugget chef (@jayhaykid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayhaykid\/status\/1799895893359100107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of June 10, Duran ranks ninth in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/war\/leaders\/_\/type\/seasonal\/year\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MLB Wins Above Replacement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He sits eighth among hitters, barely behind players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sotoju01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Soto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tuckeky01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Tucker<\/a>. He is ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/semiema01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Semien<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Harper<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freemfr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freddie Freeman<\/a>. This season, Jarren Duran has been the definition of an impact player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a total breakout year for Boston\u2019s everyday outfielder. He\u2019s on pace to smash all of his career-high numbers. There are still almost 100 games remaining this year, and a lot can happen. But if Duran even comes close to producing the way he is, 2024 will be a special year for the 27-year-old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jarren Duran is on pace to set new career highs in multiple categories. His numbers through 66 games \u23ec\u23ec\u23ec<\/p>\n<p>HR: 5 ( career-high 8)<br \/>\nSB: 15 ( career-high 24)<br \/>\nRBI: 27 ( career-high 40)<br \/>\nH: 71 ( career-high 98)<br \/>\nR: 42 ( career-high 46) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p9lSsciIyO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/p9lSsciIyO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamie Gatlin (@JamieGatlin17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieGatlin17\/status\/1800166868436885512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: <em>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering the 2024 season, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran had played in just under 200 career games. He showed flashes but hadn\u2019t solidified himself as a consistent player. And in those first three MLB campaigns, Duran hit seven triples. It\u2019s all been a different story in 2024. Duran hasn\u2019t just matched his previous numbers. He [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5152,"featured_media":76324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1071],"tags":[2583,406,1210,3029,1662,6285,375,2133,5439,2178],"class_list":["post-76317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-redsox","category-mlb","tag-bobby-witt-jr","tag-curtis-granderson","tag-jacoby-ellbsury","tag-jarren-duran","tag-jim-rice","tag-johnny-damon","tag-jose-reyes","tag-juan-soto","tag-nomar-garciaparra","tag-shohei-ohtani"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}