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Washington Nationals lefty Jon Lester to have thyroid gland removed
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 pitcher was to travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to New
York for the procedure.
"Hopefully he can pitch again in about a week," Martinez said in a
videoconference with reporters before Washington's exhibition game against
the Miami Marlins. "We want him to get it taken care of now so it's not an
issue."
Martinez said the Nationals "still have plans, as of right now, that he will
start the season with us on his scheduled day, but we'll have to see -- after
this procedure's done -- how he's feeling."
In 2006, Lester's rookie season with the Boston Red Sox ended early because
he was diagnosed with a form of lymphoma.
He underwent chemotherapy and returned to the Red Sox at spring training
before the next season.
Lester is entering his 16th year in the majors and his first with Washington.
He was a free agent and joined the Nationals on a $5 million, one-year
contract after playing the past six seasons with the Chicago Cubs.
The starting pitcher originally was scheduled to make his first appearance
for Washington in a Grapefruit League game Thursday.
But Martinez said that, after additional test results came in, a decision was
made Tuesday for Lester to have the surgery.
He said Lester had been feeling tired.
"That's the big issue. I feel like once they get this out, he'll have a lot
more energy throughout the day," the manager said. "I hope it works out for
him. I really do. He's a big part of what we do here, and we love having him.
He's been working his tail off, day in and day out, and I know he's going to
help us."
Washington added Lester to a star-studded rotation that already included
three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, 2019 World Series MVP Stephen
Strasburg and left-hander Patrick Corbin.
Jon Lester於近日前往紐約，進行甲狀腺摘除手術，預計一周後歸隊
Lester原本預定在3/4要登版投球，但是在投球前檢查發現有異狀
因他在訓練的時候發現比一般時候消耗更多體力，為了解決甲狀腺使他感到
容易疲憊的問題，因此Lester決定在這時候進行摘除甲狀腺手術，讓他在球季中
比較不會感到容易疲憊
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Washington Nationals lefty Jon Lester to have thyroid gland removed
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 pitcher was to travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to New
York for the procedure.
"Hopefully he can pitch again in about a week," Martinez said in a
videoconference with reporters before Washington's exhibition game against
the Miami Marlins. "We want him to get it taken care of now so it's not an
issue."
Martinez said the Nationals "still have plans, as of right now, that he will
start the season with us on his scheduled day, but we'll have to see -- after
this procedure's done -- how he's feeling."
In 2006, Lester's rookie season with the Boston Red Sox ended early because
he was diagnosed with a form of lymphoma.
He underwent chemotherapy and returned to the Red Sox at spring training
before the next season.
Lester is entering his 16th year in the majors and his first with Washington.
He was a free agent and joined the Nationals on a $5 million, one-year
contract after playing the past six seasons with the Chicago Cubs.
The starting pitcher originally was scheduled to make his first appearance
for Washington in a Grapefruit League game Thursday.
But Martinez said that, after additional test results came in, a decision was
made Tuesday for Lester to have the surgery.
He said Lester had been feeling tired.
"That's the big issue. I feel like once they get this out, he'll have a lot
more energy throughout the day," the manager said. "I hope it works out for
him. I really do. He's a big part of what we do here, and we love having him.
He's been working his tail off, day in and day out, and I know he's going to
help us."
Washington added Lester to a star-studded rotation that already included
three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, 2019 World Series MVP Stephen
Strasburg and left-hander Patrick Corbin.
Jon Lester於近日前往紐約，進行甲狀腺摘除手術，預計一周後歸隊
Lester原本預定在3/4要登版投球，但是在投球前檢查發現有異狀
因他在訓練的時候發現比一般時候消耗更多體力，為了解決甲狀腺使他感到
容易疲憊的問題，因此Lester決定在這時候進行摘除甲狀腺手術，讓他在球季中
比較不會感到容易疲憊
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