Paul Sullivan: Jon Lester only pitched 6 seasons in Chicago, but the Cubs need to retire his number
CHICAGO — Now that Jon Lester has called it quits on his 16-year career, the Chicago Cubs need to pick a good day in 2022 to retire his No. 34, assuming there is a season.
The organization already has retired five numbers: No. 14 (Ernie Banks), No. 26 (Billy Williams), No. 10 (Ron Santo), No. 23 (Ryne Sandberg) and No. 31 (Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux).
The last number the team retired, in 2009, was the 31 worn by Jenkins and Maddux, both Hall of Famers who played for several other teams but made their
