Nationals’ Jon Lester Activated from COVID list, Will Start Friday vs. Marlins

Jon Lester will make his long-awaited Washington Nationals debut as he gets the ball to face the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Lester was one of many Nationals players to test positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak that delayed the start of their season. The veteran left-handed pitcher has been on the COVID list for nearly a month but will now get his first start in a Washington uniform. Joe Ross, who was originally scheduled to start tonight has been pushed back to Saturday.

Lester is coming off a disappointing season with the Chicago Cubs where he went 3-3 in 12 starts with a 5.16 ERA. It was the 37-year-old’s highest ever earned run average in a season and a far call from his 3.60 career…