With Curtis Granderson out until May with a broken forearm, Johnny Damon wants to sign with the Yankees.

Damon is willing to play just the five or so weeks of the regular season that Granderson will miss and would even take a league-minimum contract to return to the Bronx.

"You guys know that I would have tons of interest to go to New York," Damon told ESPN 98.7 host Michael Kay. "But I just don't think they would be interested. I'm not exactly sure what happened over the years or something. They have had plenty of opportunities and I kept raising my hand, wanting to go back and, you know, hopefully it would be a perfect fit. It always had been. Have me for six weeks and then send me off on my merry way. That's fine."

Damon played four seasons for the Yankees, winning a World Series in 2009.