Wang signs one-year deal to stay with Nationals
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(Reuters) - Taiwanese pitcher Wang Chien-ming signed a one-year contract to remain with the Washington Nationals for the 2012 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Friday.
The free-agent right-hander, 31, posted a 4-3 record in 11 starts with Washington last season in his return to the major leagues after missing over two seasons with a shoulder injury.
Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed but Washington media said the was worth $4 million.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I was very pleased with his progress and overall production last year and am anxious to see what he can do with a completely healthy offseason," Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said in a statement.
Wang spent five years with the New York Yankees, posting back-to-back 19-win seasons in 2006-07, before undergoing shoulder surgery in 2009.
He signed with the Nationals in 2010 but did not make his major league return until the 2011 season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I am appreciative of the opportunity and all the support the Nationals gave me to make the comeback," said Wang, who has a 59-29 big league record.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue)