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MLB Suspends Player for Using Anti-Gay Slur, Then Gives Away Part of His Salary to Pro-LGBT Group

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has been slapped with a two-game unpaid suspension after using a homophobic slur in responding to a heckler who was needling him Sunday at Fenway Park.
But that’s not all.
“In consultation with Major League Baseball, the Red Sox on Monday issued an unpaid two-game suspension to outfielder Jarren Duran beginning with tonight’s game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park,” the Red Sox said in a statement, according to Fox News.

“Additionally, Duran’s salary from the two-game suspension will be donated to PFLAG (Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the United States’ largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for lesbian, gay, bis …

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