Red Sox Nation is waiting for word on the fate of pitching ace Jon Lester after he was scratched from Wednesday's start.Manager John Farrell announced after the Sox' 4-2 loss to Toronto on Tuesday night that Brandon Workman would be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Lester's place.Looking back: Sox celebrate improbable series winLester, 30, has put up some of the finest numbers by a Sox pitcher in years, and has been a clubhouse leader during darker times.He inspired Red Sox Nation by coming back from cancer to win the clinching game of the 2007 World Series."Thank you all for the kind words! Tough situation to be in but it's what we sign up for and I find comfort knowing we're in this together!" Lester said in a Tweet on Wednesday afternoon. With a contract running out and the Sox willing to invest in the future, there are at least eight teams believed to be making a play -- the Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Marlins, Pirates, Blue Jays and the Orioles.

Red Sox Nation is waiting for word on the fate of pitching ace Jon Lester after he was scratched from Wednesday's start.





Manager John Farrell announced after the Sox' 4-2 loss to Toronto on Tuesday night that Brandon Workman would be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Lester's place.

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Looking back: Sox celebrate improbable series win

Lester, 30, has put up some of the finest numbers by a Sox pitcher in years, and has been a clubhouse leader during darker times.

He inspired Red Sox Nation by coming back from cancer to win the clinching game of the 2007 World Series.

"Thank you all for the kind words! Tough situation to be in but it's what we sign up for and I find comfort knowing we're in this together!" Lester said in a Tweet on Wednesday afternoon.



With a contract running out and the Sox willing to invest in the future, there are at least eight teams believed to be making a play -- the Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Marlins, Pirates, Blue Jays and the Orioles.







