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FORT MYERS - Jon Lester [stats] will begin his comeback to the major leagues under the watchful eye of Gabe Kapler.

The Red Sox [team stats] informed the 23-year-old left-hander, who arrived at spring training having completed treatment for lymphoma, that he will make one more start in the minor league spring training camp before joining Kapler’s Single-A Greenville (S.C) club. Kapler is in his first year as a manager after retiring as a player following last season.

Lester will be placed on the disabled list today, making his four-start Single-A stay a rehabilitation assignment.

“We want to get him out of Florida and into a game-type situation with lights, (but) at the same time, a situation we could still monitor before we completely take off the guard and let him go and turn him loose,” Sox manager Terry Francona said.



Lester to start rehab stint - Boston Red Sox - BostonHerald.com

NatsNSoxFan

When i first read this i thought they were trying to start over with him but then i read that it was rehab and that calmed me down a bit, lol. Seems like they plan on him to be the 5 by the end of April, if not sooner.

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BoSoxNation

Yeah we are gonna need him on the bump if we are gonna make a run at the Series this year