Wang Chien-Ming goes four innings in his MLB return
Taiwanese pitcher Wang Chien-Ming made an inauspicious return to Major League Baseball, lasting just four innings and giving up six runs for Washington against the New York Mets.
Two years to the day after he underwent shoulder surgery, Wang on Friday returned to the mound for his first start since July 4, 2009, when he was with the New York Yankees.
Wang walked Jose Reyes to lead off the contest and the Mets followed with four singles in a row, piling up four runs in the first inning.
He threw 60 pitches, walked one and struck out two before being removed from the game.
Wang was a 19-game winner in 2006 and 2007 with the Yankees. He injured his right foot while running the bases in June of 2008 and missed the last three months of that season.
He returned and made three starts in 2009, then went on the disabled list before returning in May to make three appearances in relief and six starts.
His 2009 season was then cut short by shoulder surgery and the Yankees opted not to renew his contract.
The Nationals first signed Wang as a free agent in February of 2010 and re-signed him to a one-year contract in December.
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