BOSTON – Let's get past the feigned shock and horror and disillusionment of the little gloop of whatever-it-was that showed up in Jon Lester's ... Fact: Lester and his Red Sox teammates have ...

Thus, the Red Sox deemed Jon Lester to be expendable. And that is where the road to trading Mookie Betts began. Through the first eight years of his career, Jon Lester proved capable of ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- After a 16-year career in Major League Baseball that saw him bring World Series titles to both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, Jon Lester has announced his retirement.

He underwent chemotherapy treatments and returned to the Red Sox at spring training before the following season. Jon Lester was part of the 2007 and 2013 World Series winning Boston Red Sox teams.