Two innings is hardly enough of a test for Cone to resume pitching in the major leagues.

Pavano, recovering from a back injury, bruised his buttocks last week, and the Yankees have not cleared him to resume pitching.

Hernández said he threw all his pitches without incident yesterday and was ready to resume pitching.

Glavine had an angiogram Monday that revealed an existing circulatory condition, clearing him to resume pitching.

Ojeda was disabled for four months after surgery on his left elbow, and resumed pitching only this month.

He successfully rehabilitated his arm in early 1993 and resumed pitching that year.

If he is able to resume pitching when his next turn comes up on March 26, he most likely will be limited to an abbreviated number of innings.

It will be at least a year after the surgery before Wilson can resume pitching again.

Steinbrenner also said he had told Candelaria to resume pitching or agree to immediate surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee.

Dravecky resumed pitching in 1989 after undergoing surgery eight months earlier to remove a tumor from the same arm.