Jon Lester

Jon Lester
Jon Lester
	Lester with the Red Sox in 2009
Chicago Cubs – No. 34
	Starting pitcher
	Born: January 7, 1984 (age 42); Tacoma, Washington
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
debut
	June 10, 2006, for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics ; (through April 2, 2017)
Win–loss record	146–84
Earned run average	3.44
Strikeouts	1,868
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (2006–2014); Oakland Athletics (2014); Chicago Cubs (2015–present);

Jonathan "Jon" Tyler Lester (born January 7, 1984) is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He previously played for the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics.

He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2006. He came back and made his first 2007 start. He started and also won the clinching game of the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies. He threw a no-hitter on May 19, 2008.

References

↑ "Lester diagnosed with cancer". boston.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
1 2 "Survivor: Five Years After Cancer Diagnosis, Jon Lester Reflects". weei.com. Retrieved 2013-02-02.

Other websites

Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis

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[1] "Lester diagnosed with cancer". boston.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2013-02-02.

[weei-2] 1 2 "Survivor: Five Years After Cancer Diagnosis, Jon Lester Reflects". weei.com. Retrieved 2013-02-02.