The Indianapolis Indians, in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Pirates, announced their preliminary Opening Day roster for the 2023 season.
Pitchers (18):
- RHP Cody Bolton
- RHP Mike Burrows
- RHP Osvaldo Bido
- RHP Tyler Chatwood
- RHP Yerry De Los Santos
- RHP J.C. Flowers
- RHP Carmen Mlodzinski
- RHP John O’Reilly
- RHP Luis Ortiz
- RHP Quinn Priester
- RHP Yohan Ramirez
- RHP Hunter Stratton
- RHP Colin Selby
- LHP Cam Alldred
- LHP Kent Emanuel
- LHP Angel Perdomo
- LHP Caleb Smith
- LHP Daniel Zamora
Position Players (15):
- C Tyler Heineman
- C Grant Koch
- C Endy Rodríguez
- INF Josh Bissonette
- INF Nick Gonzales
- INF Mark Mathias
- INF Malcom Nuñez
- INF Chris Owings
- INF Aaron Shackelford
- INF Jared Triolo
- OF Miguel Andujar
- OF Cal Mitchell
- OF Travis Swaggerty
- OF Chavez Young
- UTIL Tucupita Marcano
3.31.23 Indianapolis Indians Roster Transactions
INDIANAPOLIS, 3:20PM – The Indianapolis Indians, in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Pirates, have made the following changes to their roster:
- RHP Robert Stephenson begins ML rehab with Indianapolis.
- C Grant Koch placed on development list.
- INF Josh Bissonette placed on development list.
- INF Jared Triolo placed on 7-day injured list.
- RHP Blake Cederlind placed on 7-day injured list.
- RHP Tyler Chatwood placed on 7-day injured list.
- LHP Kent Emanuel placed on 7-day injured list.
Indy’s roster is at 28 players + 1 MLB + 4 IL + 2 DL.
Robert Stephenson Joins Indy for MLB Rehab Assignment
INDIANAPOLIS, 3:38PM – The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that right-handed relief pitcher Robert Stephenson will begin a rehab assignment tonight with the Indianapolis Indians in their 2023 season opener vs. the Omaha Storm Chasers at Victory Field.
Stephenson, 30, was placed on the 15-day injured list yesterday (retroactive to March 27) with right elbow inflammation. He appeared in two games with Pittsburgh during spring training and allowed one run in each of his one-inning appearances. In 58 major league games between Colorado (45 games) and Pittsburgh (13) last season, he went 2-2 with a 5.43 ERA (35er/58.0ip) and 55 strikeouts.
He spent parts of five seasons with Louisville from 2015-19 and made 11 starts against Indianapolis, going 4-3 with a 3.77 ERA (25er/59.2ip) and 68 strikeouts, including a 3-1 record, 2.76 ERA (9er/29.1ip) and 43 punchouts in five starts at Victory Field. In his final start in the Circle City on July 5, 2018, he fanned 12 batters – one shy of his career high – over 6.0 shutout innings.
Stephenson was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh from Colorado on Aug. 27, 2022. He was originally selected by Cincinnati as the 27th overall pick of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Alhambra (Martinez, Calif.) High School and made his MLB debut with the Reds on April 7, 2016 vs. Philadelphia.