Chien-Ming Wang

In the middle of June we brought you a look at a pair of the Nike Air Max 1 Premium designed in part as an effort to commemorate the accomplishments of the Taiwanese MLB pitcher Chien-Ming Wang . Nike decided to do the same thing again, except this time using the Nike Air Trainer 1- which was also recently used to celebrate another MLB pitcher in Yu Darvish . Wang’s Nike Air Trainer 1 comes in a New York Yankees blue/white/silver colorway and dons the team’s pinstripes. After the jump you can check out detailed photographic accounts of this shoe, which still may or ... Read Full Story

Though he’s been on the DL for most of the 2009 season, New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang was still all smile at a recent press conference in Taipei City, Taiwan. With his injury and subsequent surgery aside, 2009 was a very good year for Wang – the birth of his son Justin early in the year and Yankees’ record breaking 28th World Series Title. Wang received another “good” news just as the year comes to a close, his own Signature Edition of the Air Trainer from Nike celebrating his achievements on and off the field. In New York Yankees white, grey and blue ... Read Full Story

Nike has been releasing the Nike Air Trainer 1 model exclusively to athletes for many years now, and it still hasn’t stopped. With another World Series title under their belt, as well as, a special Nike Air Trainer 1 , the New York Yankees wouldn’t have done it without some key players. Besides A-Rod and Jeter, Nike gave props and a player exclusive Nike Air Trainer 1 to the Taiwanese-born pitcher Chien-Ming Wang. Wang’s PE takes influence from the Yankees design, with the team colors and pinstripe ankle, where his name is stitched in his native character. A multi-colored lace panel also makes this ... Read Full Story

From Diamond Notes (hat-tip to MLB Trade Rumors ): Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, a non-tender candidate, told Taiwanese reporters Thursday that his first choice was to remain with New York. But if the Yankees cut him loose, Wang said he would not be opposed to going to the Dodgers. “Not bad,” Wang said of the scenario presented by reporters that would have him going to Los Angeles. The two-time 19-game winner indicated that he would feel comfortable playing for a manager in Joe Torre who knows him well. Wang also went to middle school with Dodgers reliever Hong-Chih Kuo, and the two remain friends. ... Read Full Story

As it stands now, Chien-Ming Wang is pretty far from most Yankees fan’s minds at this point in time and with good reason. Originally, the Yankees did not expect him to be on the mound until July 2010. After a recent trip to James Andrew, it is possible that CMW could be on a major league mound by May . The Yankees are likely to non-tender Wang this offseason so they can offer him a less lucrative deal. Earlier this postseason Wang stated he was hopeful that he would be back in pinstripes in 2010 . Outside of the Red Sox or Mets, there ... Read Full Story