Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino confirmed Thursday morning that the team and ace Jon Lester have agreed to table contract negotiations until after the season. "It's done in part out of respect ...

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox are continuing "conversations" that could lead to another offer to free-agent-to-be Jon Lester, according to a major league source. Presumably, those conversations are ...

BOSTON -- The Red Sox made a contract offer to free-agent pitcher Jon Lester when he met with the team's owners earlier this week and are also preparing to make an offer to free-agent third baseman ...

BOSTON -- Jon Lester's agent denied a published report that claimed the pitcher's representatives informed the Boston Red Sox what it would take to sign the ace left-hander, prompting the club's ...

BOSTON -- And on what likely was his last day in a Red Sox uniform, Jon Lester grabbed a bat. The Red Sox are going to St. Louis next week to play the National League's Cardinals, an interleague ...

CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester broke out of the longest hitless streak to begin an MLB career on Monday with his first regular-season hit in his 67th at-bat. With two outs and two men on base in a ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester will miss his next scheduled spring start on Saturday due to a "dead arm," according to manager Joe Maddon. "(It's) not pain," Maddon said Friday. "A lot ...

And then there were two. The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are the only teams remaining in the running for free agent left-hander Jon Lester, according to ESPN sources and multiple reports. Giants ...

MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester declared himself ready for Opening Day after throwing 84 pitches in a minor league contest on Tuesday. After he missed a spring start earlier this month ...