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    JonLester

    • Starting PitcherSP
    • Birthdate
      1/7/1984
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    • Birthplace
      Tacoma, WA
    • Birthdate
      1/7/1984
    • BAT/THR
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    • 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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              Scherzer (triceps) scratched from start at Orioles

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              Scherzer (triceps) scratched from start at Orioles
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              Jyun-Yue Tseng, 25-year-old right-hander, will enter MLB's posting system

              Jyun-Yue Tseng, 25-year-old right-hander, will enter MLB's posting system

              Reliever Jyun-Yue Tseng, a 25-year-old right-hander who was 5-3 with 25 saves this year in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, is entering Major League Baseball's posting system and will be available to sign as a free agent from Sunday till Dec. 22.
              Mets re-sign pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to one-year contract

              Mets re-sign pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to one-year contract

              The Mets have re-signed pitcher Robert Stock, a 36-year-old veteran right-hander who earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, to a one-year contract.
              D-backs' Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery, should be ready for spring training

              D-backs' Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery, should be ready for spring training

              Corbin Carroll had surgery on his right elbow this week and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training in February, the Diamondbacks said.
              Witness: Clase 'inside' pitch info dried up amid Mizuhara case fallout

              Witness: Clase 'inside' pitch info dried up amid Mizuhara case fallout

              A witness said that the inside info he used to bet on Clase pitches dried up due to increased scrutiny from the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter.
              Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Tanner Swanson as bench coach

              Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Tanner Swanson as bench coach

              Yankees catching coach and field coordinator Tanner Swanson is joining the Mariners' staff as bench coach, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
              Blue Jays: Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team

              Blue Jays: Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team

              The Toronto Blue Jays say a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by Anthony Santander on the right-fielder's social media account do not represent the team's values and beliefs.
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