"Stephenson returns after losing almost three months to a biceps injury. He'd missed all of last season rehabbing elbow surgery. That carried over into late May this year. Stephenson has spent a total of three days on the Angels' active roster. He tossed a perfect inning with two strikeouts in his team debut on May 28. Two days later, the biceps injury knocked him out of action before he finished an at-bat."
"The Halos signed Stephenson to a three-year, $33MM free agent deal going into 2024. While the elbow injury wiped out the entire first season, it triggered a conditional $2.5MM club option for 2028. Stephenson was dominant down the stretch two seasons back, striking out 43% of opponents with a 2.35 ERA in 42 appearances for the Rays. His arm hasn't given him a chance to repeat that performance."
"The Halos have dropped five games under .500 and are very likely going to miss the playoffs. They'll hope Stephenson looks like his old self in the final five weeks of the regular season. That'd at least allow them to pencil him in as a high-leverage arm as they construct their 2026 bullpen. Kenley Jansen is an impending free agent."
Robert Stephenson was reinstated from the 60-day injured list after missing almost three months with a biceps injury, and right-hander Chase Silseth was optioned in a corresponding roster move. Stephenson missed all of last season rehabbing elbow surgery and has appeared on the Angels' active roster for three days, tossing a perfect inning with two strikeouts before the biceps issue recurred. The Angels signed him to a three-year, $33 million deal with a conditional $2.5 million club option for 2028. Stephenson produced elite strikeout rates with the Rays previously, but recent injuries have limited his availability. The Angels sit five games under .500 and face bullpen uncertainty entering 2026, with Kenley Jansen an impending free agent and Stephenson and Brock Burke among the few likely holds if health permits.
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