Jon Lester
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is orphaned. Few or no other articles link to it. (December 2010) |
| Jon Lester | |
|---|---|
 Lester with the Red Sox in 2009 |
|
| Boston Red Sox — No. 31 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: January 7, 1984 Tacoma, Washington |
|
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 2006 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics (through 2012) |
|
| Win-loss record | 85–48 |
| Earned run average | 3.76 |
| Strikeouts | 1,060 |
| Teams | |
|
|
Jonathan "Jon" Tyler Lester (born January 7, 1984 in Tacoma, Washington) is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
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]
References [change]
- ↑ "Lester diagnosed with cancer". boston.com. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/09/02/lester_diagnosed_with_cancer/?page=full. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Survivor: Five Years After Cancer Diagnosis, Jon Lester Reflects". weei.com. http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/alex-speier/2011/08/31/survivor-five-years-after-cancer-diagnosis-jon. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
Other websites [change]
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
This short article about a sports person can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
