Wang close to returning - 棒球

Wang close to returning:

Chien-Ming Wang declared himself ready to return to the majors following
a side session in front of Girardi and pitching coach Dave Eiland yesterday
at the Stadium. Wang, who was rocked in three starts before being diagnosed
with weak hips, tossed seven scoreless innings in a rehab game Sunday but
didn't have a sharp enough sinker, according to Girardi. Wang said yesterday
that Eiland told him after his bullpen that the sinker "was better than
before."

"I'm ready," Wang said through an interpreter. "My sinker is down and I can
throw the pitch wherever I want to."

Girardi said he didn't expect to make any decision yesterday on Wang's
return to the rotation and, since he's likely to replace Phil Hughes,
there may have to be some tweaking done to the schedule since Wang and
Hughes are not currently on the same throw day. Hughes is slated to start
tonight against the Orioles.

"That's something we'll handle when we get to it," Girardi said of what
will happen to Hughes when Wang is deemed ready. "We told (Hughes) we want
him to make our decision tough."

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