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Cancer-free, Lester now fighting for BoSox rotation spot

FORT MYERS, Fla. — His cancer is gone and his curve is back.
Jon Lester feels ready to win a spot on Boston’s pitching staff less than six months after being diagnosed with a disease that threatened, at the very least, a promising career. Now he must convince manager Terry Francona and Boston’s other decision-makers who […]