Spring training roundup: Nats’ Jon Lester makes spring debut

Spring training roundup: Nats’ Jon Lester makes spring debut: Jon Lester, just two weeks from having his parathyroid gland removed due to a medical condition, threw two innings Thursday in his spring debut as a member of the Washington Nationals. Lester allowed a run on one hit and one walk while striking out two, and the Nationals went on to beat the New York […]

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