Chien-Ming Wang Injury Update

Sources: Yankees looking at Lyle Overbay

In the effort to exhaust every possible option for their injury-ravaged roster, the Yankees will look at first baseman Lyle Overbay, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney. The Boston Red Sox released Overbay on Tuesday. Overbay, 36, would add to the Yankees' spirit-of-'06 roster, because that is the year he had an .880 OPS. Vernon Wells, Kevin Youkilis, and Chien-Ming Wang are also recent Yankees additions who excelled in 2006 -- and haven't done as much since. Yankees Blog | ESPN New York

Yankees sign former ace Wang to minor league contract

TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees have brought back a familiar face, signing pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to a minor league contract. The Yankees said Saturday that Wang would report right away to the minor league complex. Wang, who turns 33 later this month, was originally signed by the Yankees in 2000. He went 55-26 with them during five seasons, and was a 19-game winner in consecutive years. Wang has been slowed by several injuries since then, starting when he injured his foot while running the bases in 2008. The right-hander from Taiwan went 2-6 with a 6.68 ERA in 10 games with Washington last... Yankees Blog | New York Post

Yankees sign Wang

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees made it official today, announcing they had signed righthander Chien-Ming Wang, who had back-to-back 19 win seasons for them in 2006 and 2007, to a minor-league contract. Wang's Yankees career ended in 2009 after foot and shoulder injuries, and he had two lackluster seasons with Washington before opening some eyes around baseball in the WBC, when he threw 12 scoreless innings in two starts for his native Chinese Taipei. Wang is expected to report to the minor league complex on Monday. Yankees Blog | ESPN New York