[外電] Wang happy to be with Yanks for playoffs

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Wang happy to be with Yanks for playoffs
Righty could return by July 2010, hopes to remain with New York
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

10/08/09 4:15 PM ET

NEW YORK --

As the Yankees trotted to the first-base line before Wednesday's Game 1 of
the American League Division Series, Chien-Ming Wang was part of the team
once more, acknowledging the cheering crowd with mixed feelings.

Out of action since undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery in late July,
this season was a lost one for Wang, who now faces an uncertain future.
His preference would be to stay with the Yankees beyond 2009, but he knows
as well as anyone that nothing is guaranteed.

"I was happy I heard some fans cheer for me, and it's good to go out there,"
Wang said through an interpreter. "Hopefully I will be here next year."

Wang was among the Major Leagues' most reliable pitchers over the past
three seasons, using a heavy sinker to compile 46 victories since the
beginning of the 2006 season.

That all changed in June 2008, when Wang injured his right foot running the
bases during an Interleague game in Houston, altering the course of his
career. Perhaps compensating for that previous injury, Wang's mechanics never
were right this season and he finished 1-6 with a 9.64 ERA in 12 appearances
 (nine starts).

Noted sports orthopedist Dr. James Andrews, who performed Wang's surgery,
has cleared him to begin soft tissue rehabilitation in New York, and the
pitcher said his recovery is going well.

Wang will be permitted to begin picking up a baseball in approximately two
months, and will only be light-tossing by the beginning of Spring Training.
The Yankees have estimated that Wang could be back on a Major League mound
in July.

It is uncertain if that will be with the Yankees, who are likely to
non-tender the pitcher this offseason with the idea of re-signing him
to a less lucrative contract. Wang said that he is not thinking about
the possibility of pitching elsewhere in 2010.

"I don't know what will happen in the future," Wang said. "I'm just waiting
to see. ... I can't worry about it. Right now I'm just focusing on rehab and
getting healthy."

Wang watched the Yankees' Game 1 victory over the Twins on Wednesday from
the bench along with outfielder Xavier Nady, who was the Bombers' Opening
Day right fielder but was lost to season-ending Tommy John ligament
replacement surgery on his right elbow.

"It's weird. It's disappointing," Wang said. "I hate to watch from the
dugout. I just wish I could pitch. I just want to be part of the team."

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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