The Boston Red Sox Feb 18, 2019; Lee County, FL, USA; A general view of a Boston Red Sox helmet as Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (19) walks on the field during a spring training workout at Jet Blue Park at Fenway South. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox announced that they avoided arbitration with one of their star players.

Jarren Duran will remain with the Red Sox for at least one more year.The 2024 All-Star Game’s Most Valuable Player will remain a force to be reckoned with in Boston.

The team announced they had signed Duran to a one-year deal that averts the dreaded arbitration process, and keeps him in Beantown for at least one more season.

The Red Sox today signed OF Jarren Duran to a one-year contract for the 2025 season, with a club option for 2026,” the team announced on X, the website formerly known as Twitter.

Duran had his best season to date in 2024. The Red Sox outfielder hit .285/.342/.492 with 21 home runs and 111 runs scored. He was named an American League All-Star and won the game’s Most Valuable Player award after a prodigious performance.

Duran belted a go-ahead home run for the AL to help nab the award.

The Red Sox outfielder turns 29 later this year, so he’ll be in his age 30 season next year when the team has to decide on Duran’s club option. It would be a no-brainer for Boston to keep him, but we’ve seen in the past that they’re not ambitious enough to keep everybody either.

Boston had a beleaguered 2024 season in which the team went 81-81. The Red Sox will pursue their first World Series championship since the 2018 season this Spring.

The MLB world had plenty to say on this news.

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