By DAVE SKRETTA , Associated Press NEW YORK - Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang went back on the disabled list Sunday with a right shoulder strain, and manager Joe Girardi said he's not sure how long the right-hander will be out of the rotation. Wang, who missed time earlier this season with a hip injury, won't begin throwing until at least after the All-Star break. "He has a shoulder strain and they want to give it a rest and a chance to build back up a bit, and when we get back he'll start playing catch," Girardi said. "It's a week off in a sense, but we have the All-Star break, so it ends up being two weeks." Girardi isn't sure who will fill in for Wang on Thursday at Minnesota, although he's almost certain it won't be young right-hander Phil Hughes. Hughes began the year as one of the Yankees' insurance policies for the...
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