Roger Clemens to Return to NY Yankees

At the end of the seventh inning stretch in Sunday's Yankees/Mariners games, Roger Clemens made THE announcement:  He's comin' back.

"Well, they came and got me out of Texas and I can tell you it's a privilege to be back," Clemens said. "I'll be talking to y'all soon."

The 44-year-old Clemens has agreed to a $28 million one-year contract that begins when he's added to the major league roster, probably by June.  He'll start out with an $18.5 million minor league deal, working out in Lexington, Ky where his son Koby plays with the Houston Astros' farm team.

Clemens, who will turn 45 in August, agreed to a $28 million, one-year contract that will start when he is added to the major league roster, most likely in three to four weeks.

"I'm about at playing weight right now," Clemens said. "I feel pretty good."

Clemens, known as The Rocket, pitched for New York from 1999-2003. He left the Yankees after the 2003 season, saying he was retiring, but followed his friend Andy Pettitte when he signed with the Astros, their hometown team. 

Pettitte returned to the Yankees this year, with Clemens following on Sunday.

"It's another challenge," said Clemens, eighth on the career list with 348 wins. "I expect to do things at the age of 44, 45 like I did at 25."  Clemens will have the same travel privileges he had with Houston last year, being able to skip road trips if he isn't scheduled to pitch to spend time with his family.