Angels reliever Robert Stephenson is out for the season with an elbow injury, the team informed reporters (X link via MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger). The club will provide further details tomorrow.
It’s a brutal blow for the Halos, who made Stephenson their biggest addition of the offseason. The Angels inked him to a three-year, $33MM contract — their only multi-year investment of the winter. That deal contained a conditional $2.5MM team option for 2027 that would go into effect if Stephenson suffered damage to an elbow ligament that required an injured list stint of at least 130 consecutive days. It won’t be entirely clear whether this qualifies until the team provides more specifics tomorrow, but that seems within the range of outcomes.
More to come.