Jon Lester

American professional baseball pitcher · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1984 · age 42

Jonathan Tyler Lester is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals.

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2026Boston Red Sox Hall of FameAward2016League Championship Series Most Valuable Player AwardAward2010Major League Baseball All-StarAward1984Born7 January 1984

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Washington Nationals2021

St. Louis Cardinals2021

Chicago Cubs2015-2020

Oakland Athletics2014

Boston Red Sox2006-2014

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Lester before Game 4 of the 2007 World Series

The line score inside Fenway Park following Jon Lester's no-hitter, May 19, 2008

Lester pitching for the Red Sox in 2009

Lester delivers a pitch during Game 7 of the 2016 World Series

Lester with the Nationals in 2021

Lester with his sons at the 2016 Home Run Derby

Awards

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame2026

League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award2016

Major League Baseball All-Star2010

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Less than two years after being diagnosed with lymphoma, Lester started and won the final game of the 2007 World Series for the Red Sox and, in May 2008, pitched a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. He helped lead the Red Sox to another championship in 2013, and he won the 2016 World Series with the Cubs. Lester started the opening game of a playoff series 12 times, which was a record for the most in baseball history until Justin Verlander passed him in 2023.

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United States