Jon Lester, other MLB stars offer touching tributes to Nick Cafardo

The baseball world is in mourning Friday after losing a beloved figure.

Longtime Boston Globe reporter Nick Cafardo passed away Thursday at 62 years old, prompting manager Alex Cora to honor him with a moving statement Friday morning in a press conference from Fort Myers.

As news of Cafardo's passing spread, current and former players responded on social media with a mixture of sadness, condolences and fond memories.

Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright sent this tweet early Friday morning:

Im sad to hear about @nickcafardo im stunned actually. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
— Steven Wright (@Knucklepuck23) February 22, 2019

Chicago Cubs pitcher and former Sox ace Jon Lester offered a heartfelt tribute.

Shocked to hear of the passing of @nickcafardo. Even though I may not have always wanted to speak with him (or any member of the media), he was always kind, fair, and had a dedication to his craft that you couldn’t help but respect. We lost a really good one. Rest easy Nick.
— Jon Lester (@JLester34) February 22, 2019

Veteran Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones and ex-New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez passed along kind words, as well.

Extremely saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Nick Cafardo. A great writer that I’ve gotten to know over my career! Always a professional towards myself and anyone I’ve ever seen him speak with. Your words will will truly be missed!!
— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) February 22, 2019

The world is darker today without @nickcafardo. His fairness, love for the game and great heart made fans of us all. All my prayers to @bostonglobe @Ben_ESPN and the rest of his family. We will miss you from field to booth, Nick.
— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) February 21, 2019

Cafardo left a positive generation of several generations of major league players, as Tom Glavine, Dennis Eckersley and Curt Schilling also paid their respects.

https://twitter.com/Tom_Glavine/status/1098696782954094592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Very sad about the sudden passing of Nick Cafardo. My condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Life is so precious. Rest in peace, Nick.
— Dennis Eckersley (@Eck43) February 22, 2019

He was a good man who I felt always tried to 'tell the story' instead of be the story. Baseball lost a good one today. God Bless and my prayers to the Cafardo family and baseball writers who knew Nick. @nickcafardo
— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 22, 2019

The Red Sox left roses at Cafardo's empty seat in the JetBlue Park press box for Friday's exhibition against Northeastern.

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Jon Lester, other MLB stars offer touching tributes to Nick Cafardo

By Darren Hartwell • Published February 22, 2019 • Updated on February 22, 2019 at 5:31 pm

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