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Lester grew up in Puyallup, Washington and attended All Saints School. He later attended Bellarmine Preparatory School where he was a three-time MVP and three-time All-Area selection. On January 9, 2009, Lester married Farrah Stone Johnson, [ 73 ] who he met in 2007 while making rehab starts in single-A Greenville. [ 74 ]
Five years after helping the Cubs win their first World Series in over 100 years, Lester is ready to hang up his cleats. Red Sox, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester retires after 16 years, 3 World Series ...
Jan. 12—One of the greatest big game pitchers of his generation is calling it a career. Jon Lester, the former Red Sox ace and a three-time World Series champion, told ESPN's Jesse Rogers this ...
In 2007, Varitek and the Red Sox returned to the World Series, winning for the second time in four years. During the season, Varitek recorded his 1,000th career hit. On May 19, 2008, he caught Jon Lester's no-hitter, giving him a Major League record of having caught four separate no-hitters in his career. [7]
Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher.Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team, earning a total of $55 million. [1]
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By JANIE McCAULEY OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The Oakland Athletics acquired left-hander Jon Lester along with outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes ...
Young's perfect game, pitched on May 5, 1904, also was the first no-hitter in Red Sox history; the most recent Red Sox no-hitter was thrown by Jon Lester on May 19, 2008. [5] Two pitchers have thrown more than one no-hitter in a Red Sox uniform, Hall of Famer Cy Young and Dutch Leonard.