Washington Times · Mar 19, 2021
Lester makes Nationals debut less than two weeks after surgery
Jon Lester was back on a mound Thursday, wearing a Washington Nationals uniform while facing opposing batters for the first time in spring training and striking out a couple during his two innings, less than two weeks after surgery to remove a parathyroid gland.
“Baseball, for me, is an escape. I come to the field, I’ve got stuff I need to do. I forget about this,” Lester said, pointing to the scar on the front of his throat, after Washington’s 3-1 exhibition victory against the New York Mets at Port St. Lucie, Florida.
“You dive into that routine,” the 37-year-old left-hander said.