RHP Stephens activated from DL
Published on July 19, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release
(Trenton, NJ)- The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that RHP Jason Stephens has been activated from the Disabled List. He was placed on the Disabled List on July 6th (retroactive to July 4th).
He is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in six games (three starts) for Trenton this season. He has had two separate stints with the Thunder this season. He was 2-4 with a 5.45 ERA in eight games (six starts) with Tampa (High-A). He struck out 28 and walked 12 in 33 innings for the Tampa Yankees. Stephens also has appeared in three games (one start) for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Triple-A) and had a 1-1 record with a 5.40 ERA.
The Tallmadge, Ohio native spent most of the 2008 season with Charleston (Low-A). He appeared in 17 games (eight starts) and went 2-3 with a 3.02 ERA. He was selected to the 2008 South Atlantic League All-Star Game. He went 3-5 with a 4.47 ERA in 11 games (eight starts) for Tampa. He made one start for Trenton on August 8th against Akron. Stephens was drafted by the Yankees in the 6th round of the 2003 draft out of Tallmadge High School.
Trenton is playing the final game of a four-game series today against the Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox) at Waterfront Park. Trenton starts a road trip on Monday night in Manchester, New Hampshire against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays).
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