His late start means that Wang, viewed at home as an honest, country boy from the south part of the island, could have a hard time equaling his strong record of last year.

• 今年，有许许多多对洋基及对小王的期盼。但是球迷也非常失望，当他们的这位年轻投手因腿伤而错失了从开幕以来的几场比赛。