{"id":670860,"date":"2026-04-08T20:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670860\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:17:19","slug":"robert-stephenson-ex-reds-1st-rounder-with-angels-has-elbow-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670860\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Stephenson, ex-Reds 1st-rounder with Angels, has elbow surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson underwent elbow surgery and is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 MLB season, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RhettBollinger\/status\/2041947864792998217\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Angels manager Kurt Suzuki announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Angels manager Kurt Suzuki announced&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Angels manager Kurt Suzuki announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/reds\/2017\/11\/06\/cincinnati-reds-robert-stephenson-gets-married-sal-romano-best-man\/835570001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephenson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stephenson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Stephenson<\/a>, who turned 33 in February, missed the 2024 season because of injury and pitched just 10 innings for the Angels in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson, a first-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in the 2011 MLB Draft, posted a 5.15 ERA in 104 appearances over five seasons for the Reds from 2016-20.<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson pitched for the Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays before signing as a free agent with the Angels in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson has posted a 6.75 ERA in eight career appearances against the Reds.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Robert Stephenson of the Los Angeles Angels\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cf4391c998b94831287e79042148653e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Stephenson of the Los Angeles Angels<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/reds\/2026\/04\/08\/robert-stephenson-angels-pitcher-has-season-ending-elbow-surgery\/89522849007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert Stephenson, ex-Reds 1st-rounder with Angels, has elbow surgery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Robert Stephenson, ex-Reds 1st-rounder with Angels, has elbow surgery&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Robert Stephenson, ex-Reds 1st-rounder with Angels, has elbow surgery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson underwent elbow surgery and is expected to miss the remainder 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