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The Dodgers appear to be the mystery team in the Jon Lester sweepstakes. We have heard all along that the Red Sox, Cubs and Giants were the teams most interested in the southpaw pitcher. Additionally, a report on Wednesday said the Yankees were in on …
Free agent pitcher Jon Lester is expected to make a decision about his future sooner rather than later. All indications are that the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants are the finalists to sign the 30-year-old lefty. You …
Jon Lester is close to reaching an agreement to sign with the Boston Red Sox, according to Jake Wesley. Before we go any further, you’re probably wondering who Jake Wesley is. Wesley is a 14-year-old kid who has been breaking free agent news …
When the Boston Red Sox traded Jon Lester to the Oakland A’s at the trade deadline, the popular knee-jerk reaction was that they are giving up on 2014 and will bring the lefthander back when he becomes a free agent after the season. Will it …
The Chicago Cubs are a team on the rise, and two of the top free agent pitchers have interest in being part of the team’s resurgence. Jake Peavy expressed interest in the Cubs while speaking with the Chicago Sun-Times’ Gordon Wittenmeyer, …
Barring some sort of unforeseen event, Jon Lester will not be pitching for the Oakland A’s next season. Oakland can’t afford him. And the more Lester talks, the more it sounds like he is hoping the Boston Red Sox make him a competitive …
As Major League Baseball’s trade deadline approached, two names many were interested in were David Price and Jon Lester. Price, a former Cy Young Award winner is due to become a free agent after next season, but it became increasingly likely …
Until last week, the Boston Red Sox were the only team Jon Lester had played for since making his major league debut 2006. That changed when he was traded to the Oakland A’s this past Thursday along with Jonny Gomes in exchange for Yoenis …
David Ortiz was not thrilled to see his longtime teammate Jon Lester get traded by the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, but he does have some optimism about playing with his friend again. Ortiz talked with MLB Network’s Tom Verducci Friday about the …
Jon Lester was traded to the Oakland A’s on Thursday after spending the first eight-plus years of his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox. Is the 30-year-old lefty moving on for good, or are the A’s just borrowing him for a few months? …
The Boston Red Sox have reportedly agreed to trade Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes to the Oakland Athletics for Yoenis Cespedes. The move was first reported by WEEI.com’s Alex Speier. The Red Sox made it clear in recent weeks that they were looking …
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester went on Colin Cowherd’s show on Friday to defend David Ortiz. Earlier this week, Cowherd spoke about Ortiz’s mind-boggling performance in the World Series and all but accused him of using …
If Jon Lester did indeed use some sort of substance like Vaseline or pine tar to doctor his pitches in Game 1 of the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals are not concerned about it. When asked about photos and video clips that have been circulating …
UPDATE: Cardinals GM John Mozeliak shares his thoughts on Jon Lester’s glove. The internet is accusing Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester of cheating during his impressive performance in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night. A number of …
UPDATE (12:15 p.m.): An MLB official has addressed the Lester accusations. UPDATE (1:02 p.m.): Cardinals GM John Mozeliak shares his thought’s on Lester’s glove. Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester turned in a phenomenal outing against the …
Jon Lester experienced his shortest start of the season on Friday, and it looks like he tried taking his mind off the poor performance by playing a little Temple Run on his phone. Unfortunately, Lester had the autotweet feature on his phone turned …
