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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Red Sox's Jarren Duran Drawing Trade Interest From Padres
Red Sox's Jarren Duran Drawing Trade Interest From Padres originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox aren't out of the playoff hunt yet, but rumors are swirling around some of their players being available for trade. The latest rumor has one of the team's best players drawing interest from a National League West team in dire need of outfield help. Advertisement According to a report from Dennis Lin of The Athletic, the San Diego Padres have expressed interest in trading for Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran. This wouldn't be the first time that the Padres were interested in Duran, either. Ahead of the 2024 season, the Padres were reportedly interested in the Red Sox outfielder. Now, a year later, the Padres are interested in Duran once again. For the Red Sox, Duran could be viewed as expendable with number one overall prospect Roman Anthony waiting in the Minor Leagues. Trading Duran would open a spot for Anthony, and would make the roster moves necessary to bring Anthony up a lot easier. On the Padres' side of things, they need a left fielder badly. After Gavin Sheets suffered multiple injuries crashing into the left-field wall, the need in left field became even more apparent. Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran (16) bats against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Fenway Fluharty-Imagn Images The Padres already were looking for left-field help before the Sheets injury, and now it's one of the most glaring holes on a contending team around baseball. Advertisement Duran would fit the Padres' need perfectly. With the Red Sox having the top prospect in baseball waiting for a spot to open up, the move would make sense for both parties. However, moving off Duran would be a huge decision for the Red Sox, and the Padres might not have the ammo to acquire him. Duran is under team control through 2028 and is on a cheap deal for just $3.85 million in 2025. His contract, control, and age at 28 years old, combined with his talent, make Duran a valuable asset. To acquire him, the Padres would need to offload multiple top prospects, something they may not be willing to do after already investing so many prospects in win-now deals over recent years. Whether the Padres make a strong offer or not, the Red Sox have been receiving interest in Duran. With Anthony sitting in the Minor Leagues, a trade of Duran does make room for Anthony on the Major League roster. Advertisement Related: Craig Breslow Breaks Silence on Disappointing State of Red Sox Related: Red Sox Receive Positive Update on Injured Starting Pitcher This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
8 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Padres eyeing Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran as potential trade target
The Padres have eyes on Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran. The 28-year-old is is on San Diego's 'list of trade targets' according to The Athletic, as the team looks to bolster its offense, which has struggled to produce consistently. Per the report, the underperforming Red Sox (29-32) 'might consider Duran expendable,' especially with outfielder Roman Anthony — top overall prospect — dominating in Triple-A (.303 average, .922 OPS) and appearing ready for promotion to the big leagues. Advertisement The Red Sox's Jarren Duran hits a single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Braves. AP Boston sits fourth in the AL East standings, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Yankees. The Padres had reportedly shown interest in Duran ahead of the 2024 season. Advertisement San Diego, second in the NL West at 33-24, now has a need for help in the outfield after Gavin Sheets exited Sunday's 6-4 win over the Pirates following a crash into the left-field wall. Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran (16) catches a ball hit by Guardians center fielder Angel Martinez. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Sheets had been one of the Padres' most productive hitters to start the year with a team-high 34 RBIs, plus a .267 average and 11 home runs. But the Padres will also have to consider saving trade capital to pick up starting pitching, with starters Yu Darvish and Michael King on the injured list. Advertisement Their front office, headed by president of baseball operations A.J. Preller, will have to choose a direction ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. Duran, a lefty hitter known for his speed on the bases, enjoyed a career year with Boston in 2024, winning All-Star Game MVP and hitting .285 with 75 RBIs and 21 homers. This season, he's hitting .264 with 34 RBIs through 60 games, maintaining his value as an above-average outfielder — even if his stats have taken a dip from last season's breakout campaign. Advertisement He is making $3.75 million this season and remains under team control until 2028.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Padres Reportedly Interested in Making Major All-Star Trade After Gavin Sheets Injury
Padres Reportedly Interested in Making Major All-Star Trade After Gavin Sheets Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Make no mistake: the San Diego Padres still have their eyes set on another NL West crown, even after an inconsistent May and losing star pitcher Michael King to a shoulder injury. Advertisement It sounds like the Padres are willing to do whatever it takes to overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers, even turning their attention back to a familiar trade target. According to Padres reporter Dennis Lin, the club is interested in acquiring Boston Red Sox All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran. Lin said the Padres previously "expressed interest" in Duran before the 2024 season. Duran entered Monday hitting .264 with four home runs, 34 RBI, and a .718 OPS for the fourth-place Red Sox. The 28-year-old remains a potent speed thread, tallying 13 stolen bases and a league-high six triples. "Whether the Padres possess enough trade capital to acquire Duran — and leave enough resources for other needs — is another question," Lin wrote. Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren DuranKen Blaze-Imagn Images Duran has primarily played left field this season, which understandably appeals to a Padres club desperately needing corner outfield help. Designated hitter Gavin Sheets played left field on Sunday and suffered a head contusion, a sore hip, and a jammed wrist and thumb after running into the wall. Advertisement The Padres could also end the Jayson Heyward experiment when he returns from a left oblique strain. Heyward owns a .494 OPS and -0.6 bWAR in 85 plate appearances. Duran's numbers are considerably down from last year's career season, when he posted 8.7 bWAR and led the majors in doubles (48) and triples (14). However, he's also a 28-year-old outfielder with potentially three seasons of team control remaining. The Red Sox have an $8 million club option on Duran for 2026, and there is no indication they won't pick it up. He also has two years of arbitration remaining. Lin suggested the Padres might include top shortstop prospect Leo De Vries and catcher Ethan Salas in a potential Duran deal. However, he also wrote that 'the organization's farm system has been thinned out over the past few years by a slew of win-now trades.' Advertisement San Diego is 33-24 and currently hold the NL's second Wild Card spot, two games behind the slumping Philadelphia Phillies. Related: Red Sox Seemingly Admitting Failure on $140 Million Bust Related: Red Sox Make Alex Cora Announcement Before Latest Loss This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud
A South Florida man sentenced to 50 years in prison for ripping off tens of millions of dollars from Medicare was among the more than two dozen people whom President Donald Trump granted clemency to this week. Lawrence Duran — the former co-owner of American Therapeutic Corp., a Miami-based company that ran seven healthcare clinics between South Florida and Orlando — pleaded guilty in May 2011 to multiple felonies, including defrauding Medicare, healthcare fraud and money laundering. A judge sentenced Duran, now 63, to the longest prison term in history for Medicare fraud in September 2016. Trump issued Duran's commutation on Wednesday. Duran and his girlfriend, Marianella Valera, the co-owner of the company and one of its therapists, filed 866,000 false claims with Medicare and received more than $87 million from their scheme, according to court records. Their case was part of a much larger probe that included 22 other defendants, including senior company employees, psychiatrists and patient recruiters. In all, the scheme involved $200 million in false billings. At the time, it was the nation's largest Medicare therapy rip-off scam in history. READ MORE: Trump pardons 2 Florida divers who freed 19 sharks and a giant grouper Valera, now 54, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Her sentence was reduced to 15 years, and she was released from custody in March 2020, federal Bureau of Prison records show. The fraud involved billing Medicare for group mental-health sessions that were either not needed or not provided to patients. The patients at the clinics were not capable of feeding themselves, unable to independently use the bathroom and lacked the mental capacity to respond to counseling, federal prosecutors said at the time. This meant they likely weren't even eligible for the treatment for which the company was billing Medicare, according to prosecutors. Duran is the second defendant in the case to be spared by Trump. In 2020 in his first term, Trump commuted the 35-year sentence of Judith Negron. A jury convicted her on 24 counts of conspiracy, fraud, paying kickbacks and money laundering in collaboration with Duran and Valera in August 2011. Negron, now 54, was vice president of an American Therapeutic Corp.. subsidiary called MedLink Professional Management Group, which federal prosecutors said was established with the sole purpose of laundering $83 million in Medicare payments to Duran, Valera, employees and others who participated in the scheme for more than 10 years. Duran and Valera lived in a Miami bayfront condo and tooled around in a Maserati. Miami Herald Staff Writer Jay Weaver contributed to this report.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud
A South Florida man sentenced to 50 years in prison for ripping off tens of millions of dollars from Medicare was among the more than two dozen people whom President Donald Trump granted clemency to this week. Lawrence Duran — the former co-owner of American Therapeutic Corp., a Miami-based company that ran seven healthcare clinics between South Florida and Orlando — pleaded guilty in May 2011 to multiple felonies, including defrauding Medicare, healthcare fraud and money laundering. A judge sentenced Duran, now 63, to the longest prison term in history for Medicare fraud in September 2016. Trump issued Duran's commutation on Wednesday. Duran and his girlfriend, Marianella Valera, the co-owner of the company and one of its therapists, filed 866,000 false claims with Medicare and received more than $87 million from their scheme, according to court records. Their case was part of a much larger probe that included 22 other defendants, including senior company employees, psychiatrists and patient recruiters. In all, the scheme involved $200 million in false billings. At the time, it was the nation's largest Medicare therapy rip-off scam in history. READ MORE: Trump pardons 2 Florida divers who freed 19 sharks and a giant grouper Valera, now 54, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Her sentence was reduced to 15 years, and she was released from custody in March 2020, federal Bureau of Prison records show. The fraud involved billing Medicare for group mental-health sessions that were either not needed or not provided to patients. The patients at the clinics were not capable of feeding themselves, unable to independently use the bathroom and lacked the mental capacity to respond to counseling, federal prosecutors said at the time. This meant they likely weren't even eligible for the treatment for which the company was billing Medicare, according to prosecutors. Duran is the second defendant in the case to be spared by Trump. In 2020 in his first term, Trump commuted the 35-year sentence of Judith Negron. A jury convicted her on 24 counts of conspiracy, fraud, paying kickbacks and money laundering in collaboration with Duran and Valera in August 2011. Negron, now 54, was vice president of an American Therapeutic Corp.. subsidiary called MedLink Professional Management Group, which federal prosecutors said was established with the sole purpose of laundering $83 million in Medicare payments to Duran, Valera, employees and others who participated in the scheme for more than 10 years. Duran and Valera lived in a Miami bayfront condo and tooled around in a Maserati. Miami Herald Staff Writer Jay Weaver contributed to this report.
