Yankees' Andy Pettite ends retirement, signs minor league deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2011 file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte speaks to reporters during a baseball news conference announcing his retirement, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pettitte is making a comeback with the Yankees. The Yankees announced Friday, March 16, 2012, that Pettitte had signed a minor league deal with the team with an invitation to big league spring training.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (AP2011)
The Yankees on Friday re-signed Andy Pettitte to a minor-league contract with the likelihood he will return to pitch in the majors. The deal is for one-year, $2.5 million.
Pettitte, who attended spring training as a special instructor, got the itch to return and the sides agreed on Thursday night.
"It is Andy Pettitte. If he wants to come back, we say yes," a Yankees executive said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The left-hander, 40 in June, will work his way into shape over the remainder of spring training. It is unknown if he will be ready for Opening Day.