Andy Pettitte returning to the Yankees? [View all]
espn.com / 3-16-12
Pettitte, who retired before last season, has agreed to a $2.5 million minor league deal and will work his way back into shape, baseball sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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Pettitte announced his retirement on Feb. 5, 2011, saying he " didn't have the hunger, the drive that I felt like I needed" to continue pitching in the big leagues.
That announcement came as a trial date loomed for Pettitte's friend and teammate, Roger Clemens, on charges he lied to Congress when he said he had never used performance-enhancing drugs.
Pettitte, who had admitted publicly to using human growth hormone on two occasions to recover from injuries, was expected to testify in Clemens' trial, which ended in a mistrial before he could take the stand. But Pettitte insisted when he retired that his potential role as a witness played no role in his decision.
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