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    JonLester

    • Starting Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      7/1/1984
    • 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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              Scherzer (triceps) scratched from start at Orioles

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              Scherzer (triceps) scratched from start at Orioles
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