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Red Sox’s Jarren Duran deletes Instagram account after criticizing NBC Sports’ Michael Holley

Michael Holley
Credit: NBC Sports Boston

If you can’t take the heat, stay off Instagram.

On Friday, NBC Sports Boston’s Michael Holley expressed doubts about the Boston Red Sox’s honesty regarding Roman Anthony’s ongoing injury situation.

“I understand why all teams do it, but let’s just be honest. All teams lie. They lie about injuries, they just do,” said Holley. “Tell me a forthcoming organization in this city when it comes to injuries. They just don’t. So when the Red Sox did it, like, why are we doing this? Why are you playing games with us? This is an unnecessary lie. We know you’re lying. Stop it. ‘He’s day-to-day.’ No, he’s not! And then Chad Tracy doubling down, ‘Oh, he’s gonna be on the IL, on the shorter end-‘ No, he’s not, Chad! No, he’s not! He’s not!”

Holley added that while he has previously said he thinks Anthony was the Red Sox’s best player last season, “this has to be one of the biggest flops that we’ve seen.”

Here’s the entire clip:

Not sure why Michael Holley would call out Chad Tracy and the Red Sox for lying about Roman Anthony’s hand injury and not expect the team to get pissed off? https://t.co/my6HlutRgKpic.twitter.com/bkmzzTXgWh

— Tyler Leighton (@SoxSigns) May 10, 2026

The Red Sox seemed very optimistic about Anthony’s return right before he was placed on the 10-day injured list, and there is mounting concern about the truth as the young player begins to develop a reputation for being injury-prone.

That clip of Holley made its way back to Boston’s clubhouse, and Boston outfielder Jarren Duran shared it as an Instagram story with the text, “They let people like this on NBC Sports,” followed by a clown emoji and a crying laughing emoji.

Duran, who is in the midst of a brutal season in which he’s hitting .194 with a .577 OPS in 33 games, seems to have received some negative feedback by making this his concern. While he could have just deleted the story and been done with it, Duran took it one step further and nuked his entire Instagram account.

That’s certainly one way to handle it.

It looks like Jarren Duran deleted his Instagram account. I assume it’s related to this screenshot of his IG story that’s been making its way around today https://t.co/wG9uxoTOVf

— Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) May 10, 2026

Holley’s words were pretty harsh, and it’s fair for Duran to want to defend a teammate, but given the way the season has played out for the Red Sox so far, this is the last kind of thing players need to be engaging in. You can understand why Duran, who has put his foot in his mouth before, would want to back off the criticism, though deleting his entire account seems a bit overkill.

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Silicon Motion CEO Warns Memory & SSD Shortages Will Drag Into 2028 as AI Firms Lock Up Supply Through Long-Term Contracts

Silicon Motion CEO Rings The Alarm Bells, Says Memory & SSD Shortages To Drag Into 2028

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Fake DDR5 Memory Sticks Flood The PC Markets, Equipped With Plastic DRAM As Prices Continue To Skyrocket

Counterfeit DDR5 Sticks Pack Plastic Chips and Fake Labels as Memory Prices Spiral Out of Control

Memory prices continue going up, and to make matters worse, fake DDR5 memory modules are now flooding the PC segment. Beware, Your Expensive DDR5 Memory Might Be Fake, PC Buyers Advised To Double-Check Their RAM Asian markets are now seeing fake DDR5 memory at several retailers, both online and in shops. These DDR5 memory modules might look real to an average buyer, but on closer inspection, they're equipped with fake DRAM modules and sometimes even worse. So there are several cases of fake DDR5 DRAM modules circulating in Asian markets. Some of these RAM sticks feature fake DRAM modules, which […]

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SK Hynix Buried Under Customer Cash Offers to Expand Memory Output, but Insider Warns Available Capacity Is ‘Essentially Zero’

SK Hynix Buried Under Customer Cash Offers to Expand Memory Output, but Insider Warns Available Capacity Is ‘Essentially Zero’

SK Hynix is being crushed by massive memory demand, but investors are offering assistance to increase its production capacity. SK Hynix Memory Demand Swells, but It Is Wary of Investments Towards Its Production Capacity While Agentic AI shifts gears from GPUs to CPUs, the DRAM demand continues to remain high as both components require memory. SK Hynix, being one of the leading DRAM makers, is already facing severe production constraints. At the same time, SK Hynix is being approached by tech firms to invest in its chip production capabilities. As per Reuters, it is reported that tech firms, mainly in […]

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