Washington Nationals left-hander Jon Lester is leaving spring training camp to have surgery for the removal of his thyroid gland, manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday. The 37-year-old Lester was to travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to New York on Wednesday; the Nationals said the operation is planned for Friday. He underwent chemotherapy treatments and returned to the Red Sox at spring training before the following season. But Martinez said that after additional test results came in, a decision was made Tuesday for Lester to have the surgery. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Source: thestar March 03, 2021 15:09 UTC