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Lester has made three rehab starts at the
team's alternate training site at Fredericksburg, Va., including
90 pitches on Sunday during a six-inning stint. He also was
slated to throw a bullpen session of 20 to 30 pitches prior to
Washington's Wednesday game against the Toronto Blue Jays at
Dunedin, Fla.
"We want to make sure that he's fully ready," Nationals manager
Davey Martinez said prior to Wednesday's game and before
Lester's bullpen session. "With that being said, who knows? He
might pitch this weekend for us or he might get another (rehab)
start. We'll determine that probably today after the game or
tomorrow."
Lester was one of nine Washington players who were sidelined due
to COVID-19 protocols. He also had a brief setback in spring
training when he had a parathyroid gland removed from his neck.
Lester missed parts of the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Boston
Red Sox while receiving treatment for anaplastic large cell
lymphoma, a form of cancer.
"I just want to make sure he's completely healthy," Martinez
said. "That's all it is as of right now. He threw six innings,
but he's only done it once. And we want to make sure he rebounds
right now fully."
Lester has a 193-111 career mark with a 3.60 ERA in 423 starts
and one relief outing in 15 previous big league seasons with the
Red Sox (2006-14), Oakland Athletics (2014) and Chicago Cubs
(2015-20).
Lester has made 26 career postseason appearances, starting 22
times and compiling a 9-7 record and 2.51 ERA. He won World
Series rings with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2013 and with the Cubs
in 2016, and he was the National League Championship Series'
Most Valuable Player in 2016.
--Field Level Media
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