Angels reliever Robert Stephenson to miss season

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Robert Stephenson, who received the Angels’ largest free agent contract this winter, will miss the entire 2024 season because of an elbow injury.

The team announced Stephenson’s status after Wednesday night’s comeback win against the Tampa Bay Rays, but declined to give further specifics on the exact nature of the injury or what type of procedure he would undergo until Thursday.

Stephenson, 31, missed most of spring training with a sore shoulder, but he felt...