US EditionAngels’ Reliever Robert Stephenson Out Indefinitely with Stretched Nerve
- Robert Stephenson, a 32-year-old right-hander, was placed on the injured list in June 2025 due to a stretched nerve injury sustained during his second game back with the Angels.
- Stephenson's injury followed a 13-month Tommy John surgery rehab and occurred after signing a three-year, $33 million contract with the Angels in January 2024.
- MRI exams found no structural damage, but the stretched nerve requires rest and currently has no clear treatment or definite timetable for return.
- Stephenson described the injury as a "freak injury" and noted the most recent similar major league case was in 2018, emphasizing its unusual nature and uncertain recovery.
- The injury has limited the Angels' bullpen strength this season, highlighting ongoing challenges as the team also manages other recovering players like Mike Trout and Jorge Soler.
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Pasadena Star News
Angels’ reliever Robert Stephenson out indefinitely with stretched nerve
ANAHEIM — Robert Stephenson went from having a very common injury with a lengthy timeline to a rare one with no timeline at all. In his second game back in the big leagues after a 13-month rehab from Tommy John surgery, the Angels’ right-hander felt a pain in his bicep that he said Saturday has been diagnosed as a stretched nerve. “Kind of a weird injury, to be honest,” Stephenson said. “Unfortunately, I don’t really know what the timetable is, …
The Herald Journal
Angels reliever Robert Stephenson sidelined indefinitely by stretched biceps nerve
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A pair of MRI tests revealed no structural damage to Robert Stephenson’s surgically repaired right elbow, but the Los Angeles Angels reliever was diagnosed with a stretched biceps nerve that will sideline him indefinitely.
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Angels Notes: Soler, Trout, Stephenson
Slugger Jorge Soler exited today’s Angels game in the second inning, and the Angels later announced that it was due to groin tightness. Soler was already known to be day-to-day due to the groin issue in recent days, but evidently it flared up during this evening’s game against the Mariners. An update on Soler’s status will likely be available after the game, but the issue is made a bit more complicated than it would be otherwise due to the statu…
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