page_title: Chien-Ming Wang
section_title: 2010–2012
hierarchical_section_title: Chien-Ming Wang / Major league career / Washington Nationals / 2010–2012
caption_attribution_description: Chien-Ming Wang
context_page_description: Chien-Ming Wang is a Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. He also played for the Taiwan national baseball team, and is the current bullpen coach and assistant pitching coach.
  Wang signed as an amateur free agent with the Yankees in 2000. After working his way up the Yankees' minor league system for several seasons, he made his MLB debut in 2005. With his hard sinker, he was one of the best starting pitchers for the Yankees in 2006 and 2007, winning 19 games in both seasons and leading the American League in that category in 2006. He suffered a foot injury in 2008 that limited his appearances and effectiveness, and a series of arm injuries cost him most of the 2009 season and all of 2010. Wang returned to major leagues with the Washington Nationals in 2011, starting 21 games over two seasons while again spending time on the disabled list. He signed with the Yankees in 2013 but was released without pitching in the major leagues, then signed with the Toronto Blue Jays and made six starts with limited effectiveness.
context_section_description: On February 19, 2010, the Washington Nationals announced they had signed Wang as a free agent to a $2 million deal (plus up to $3 million in incentives). In June, it was thought that Wang would return to the majors in late July or early August. However, Wang's rehabilitation had been inconsistent, and there was no timetable for his return to the majors. In September, the Nationals acknowledged that Wang would not pitch in the majors at all during the season, but instead was preparing for the instructional leagues in the fall.
  Wang was non-tendered after the 2010 season. On December 16, 2010, Wang re-signed with the Nationals to a one-year, $1 million contract with $4 million worth of potential performance incentives. After continuing his injury rehabilitation, he began a formal rehab assignment on June 27 with the Nationals' Class A farm team, the Hagerstown Suns, pitching three innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out three and walking none. Although his velocity topped out at around 90 mph, it mostly sat between 86 and 88 mph. In his second start, on July 2 with the high-A Potomac Nationals, Wang pitched 4 shutout innings, and allowed 2 walks while striking out 2. 63% of his 38 pitches were strikes while his velocity hit 91 mph in his final inning of work.
  Following a July 24 start for the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs, Wang made his Nationals debut on July 29.
  Wang ended the season with 11 starts, recorded 4–3 with a 4.04 ERA. He also made his first hit and first RBI in the majors in his final start of the season, Sep 24 against the Atlanta Braves' starting pitcher Brandon Beachy.
  On October 30, 2011, Wang was granted free agency. Five days later on November 4, Wang re-signed with the Nationals to a one-year, $4 million contract.
  On March 15, 2012, Wang sustained an injury to his left hamstring, placing him on the DL.
  On May 25, Wang pitched in the majors for the first time since going on the disabled list. He went 3 innings in his first win that season. He then replaced Ross Detwiler as the starting pitcher. In just 4 starts, Wang went 1-3 with an ERA of 6.10 and 11 strikeouts.
  On September 23, Wang hit the first career double against Milwaukee Brewers' starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo.
caption: Wang pitching for the Washington Nationals in 2011
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