Jarren Duran says he got called into Worcester Red Sox manager Billy McMillon’s office by coach Bruce Crabbe, who had some exciting news to deliver.
“‘They opened up a spot on the Olympic roster for you,'”
Duran recalls Crabbe saying. The 24-year-old outfielder had just helped Team USA qualify for the Olympics, after all.
But that wasn’t all.
“Then [Crabbe] goes, ‘But you could actually go to the big leagues if you want to do that,'” he said. “That could be a side job for you.”
And that’s how Duran found out the Red Sox were hoping to call him up to the big leagues.