Chien-Ming Wang New York Yankees Memorabilia and Apparel

Chien-Ming Wang New York Yankees Replica Home Jersey (Small)

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Chien-Ming Wang is a Taiwanese starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. He was initially signed as an amateur free-agent for the 2000 season, playing for the Staten Island Yankees. He came to be known as the Yankees ace pitcher over the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Since being called up to the majors, Wang has been idolized in Taiwan where all of his games are televised nationwide, many on public big screens to large audiences. A finesse pitcher with a power pitcher's velocity, Wang relies on the combination of a mid-90s four-seam fastball, a sinker, along with a slider, changeup, and splitter. His sinker, which is responsible for his elevation to ace status, has very impressive lateral movement and is thrown at greater than average velocity, sitting in the 91-94 mph range. On December 22, 2008, Wang and the New York Yankees avoided salary arbitration when they agreed Monday to a $5 million, one-year contract. Wang made $4 million last season after losing in salary arbitration. He had asked for $4.6 million.