CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester reached out to his former manager and pitching coach, John Farrell, as soon as he got the news Friday that the Red Sox skipper had been diagnosed with Stage 1 lymphoma. Lester knows something about the cancer, having been diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma in August 2006.
Lester, 31, called Farrell on Friday when he heard the news. Farrell will not manage the rest of the season to get treatment.
"I talked to him a little bit already," Lester said after the Cubs' 6-5 victory over the White Sox.