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Lester's in the house

Red Sox lefty Jon Lester threw a side session today at Fenway Park. Manager Terry Francona said he looked good and strong in the bullpen. Lester is scheduled to start for Pawtucket on Wednesday in Rochester.

“Good. Strong,” said Francona of Lester's bullpen session. “Interestingly we haven’t seen the kid for a while and he looks strong. His legs look strong and the ball had good finish on it. He seems excited, as he should be.”

The PawSox have Thursday off, so he'll start again on Tuesday at McCoy Stadium. At that point his rehab will conclude and the club will have to decide where to place him. It's likely he'll remain with the PawSox.

The left-hander began the season in Single-A Greenville as he continues to recover from anaplastic large cell lympohoma, which he was diagnosed with last August.

Posted by Joe McDonald  at 5:38 PM | Permalink