The last time Chien-Ming Wang pitched against the Astros - against any team, for that matter - he suffered a foot injury that wrecked his 2008 season and helped send the Yankees spinning, too. So when Wang climbed the mound at Osceola County Stadium Monday, the outing was fraught with more meaning than most spring training starts.
But there were no flashbacks to June 15, no grim views of Wang limping after tearing a tendon and spraining the Lisfranc ligament in his right foot while running the bases in Houston. Wang did not bat - the Yankees called the Astros to ask that the designated hitter be used for the game, which normally would be played under National league rules - and he completed a two-inning stint without incident. Continue
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