Jon Lester
| Jon Lester | |||
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Lester with the Red Sox in 2009 | |||
| Chicago Cubs – No. 34 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
| Born: January 7, 1984 Tacoma, Washington | |||
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| 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 | |||
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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.[1] He came back and made his first 2007 start.[2] He started and also won the clinching game of the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies.[2] He threw a no-hitter on May 19, 2008.
References
- ↑ "Lester diagnosed with cancer". boston.com. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Survivor: Five Years After Cancer Diagnosis, Jon Lester Reflects". weei.com. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
Other websites
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis