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    Jon Lester

    JonLester

    • Starting Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      1/7/1984
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Tacoma, WA

    2021 season stats

    • W-L
      7-6
    • ERA
      4.71
    • K
      91
    • WHIP
      1.51
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      Lester retires with 200 wins, 3 World Series rings

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        'Maybe the best playoff pitcher ever': What made Jon Lester an October legend and potential Hall of Famer

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          Lester wins 200th as Cards keep streak going

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          Lester wins 200th as Cards keep streak going
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            Cardinals acquire left-handers Happ, Lester

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            Cardinals acquire left-handers Happ, Lester
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            Nationals

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              Scherzer (triceps) scratched from start at Orioles

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              Scherzer (triceps) scratched from start at Orioles
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              MLB News

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              Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. again to IL with left hamstring strain

              Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. has been placed on the 10-day injured list after he again suffered a strained left hamstring.
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              Drew Rasmussen fans a career-high 13 as Rays sweep Red Sox with a 7-5 win

              Drew Rasmussen fans a career-high 13 as Rays sweep Red Sox with a 7-5 win

              — Drew Rasmussen struck out a career-high 13 and two-hit the Boston Red Sox over seven scoreless innings, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-5 victory Wednesday.
              Jazz Chisholm Jr. drives in 3 runs, Yankees topple Guardians 8-4 to finish off 3-game sweep

              Jazz Chisholm Jr. drives in 3 runs, Yankees topple Guardians 8-4 to finish off 3-game sweep

              — Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in three runs, Carlos Rodón shook off a leadoff homer to pitch six solid innings and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep over Cleveland by beating the Guardians 8-4 on Wednesday.
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              Phillies' Johan Rojas suffers UCL tear, won't return in 2026

              Phillies' Johan Rojas suffers UCL tear, won't return in 2026

              Phillies OF Johan Rojas, who was nearing the end of an 80-game suspension, has suffered a UCL tear in his right elbow, will need surgery and will not return this season.
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