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retirement-after-16-years/” title=”Jon Lester announces his retirement after 16 years”>Jon Lester, MLB pitcher announced that he is retiring from professional baseball. The three-time World Series champion will officially leave the big top to close a Outstanding career in Major League Baseball. Lester remained in the league for 16 years.
I don’t want someone to come and tell me that I can’t keep doing it: Lester
According to a report published by ESPN, Jon Lester, who turned 37 years old last Friday, he will not return for the next major league season. Lester won the World Series three times, twice with the Boston Red Sox (2007 and 2013) and helped end the drought of the Chicago Cubs in 2016.
“It is continuing the course. (…) It’s getting physically difficult for me. The little things that happen throughout the year transform into bigger things and affect your performance “, declared Jon Lester to ESPN about his retirement from MLB.
“I want to be self-critical. I don’t want someone to come and tell me that I can’t keep doing it. I want to be able to take my shirt and say, ‘Thanks, it was fun.’ That was probably the defining factor. ” It should be noted that Lester was diagnosed with lymphoma during his rookie season (2006) and made a comeback in July of the following year.
Jon Lester He held a 200-117 record with a 3.66 ERA in 452 career appearances (451 starts) for the Red Sox, Athletics, Cubs, Nationals and Cardinals. He achieved his 200th and final career victory on September 20, 2021, against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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