"I am doing pretty well in my rehabs, my shoulder doesn't hurt at all," said Wang yesterday in a press conference held in Taipei.

Wang, who underwent right shoulder surgery in June, said he could begin throwing by Dec. 1, and if everything goes well, he added that he could be pitching in rehabilitation games in April or May.

Facing the speculation that the Yankees will probably allow him to become a free agent by not tendering him a contract for 2010, Wang said that he was prepared for that possibility.

"All I can do now is focus on returning to the MLB and pitch anywhere if they don't want me," he said. "But the Yankees are still my first choice."

The New York Yankees are still celebrating their World Series victory but the 29-year-old Wang just ended what had been a miserable season on the mound. He was 1-6 with a 9.64 ERA in 12 games (nine starts). His physical troubles began in 2008 when he injured his foot running the bases in an interleague game at Houston. He was a 19-game winner in 2006 and 2007.

Asked about his view on the game-fixing scandals unsettling the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Wang said: "It (game-fixing) has happened many times, I think the ball clubs should also do their part to protect the good players from the bad ones."

There are still many players who are clean and do not get embroiled in scandals, he said. "I hope local fans continue to support these players in Taiwan."

During the press conference, Wang also demonstrated how he does the rehab. Promptly after the meeting with the media members, Wang returned to his hometown Tainan in southern Taiwan.

Wang arrived yesterday morning at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport with his wife and new-born baby boy named Justin Jesse "J.J." Wang.

He and his family will be saying in Taiwan for about a month before returning to the U.S. in mid-December.