Overview
- Manager Kevin Cash said Friday the right-hander will have season-ending right-hip surgery on May 13 in Nashville with Dr. Thomas Byrd.
- Pepiot has dealt with hip inflammation since the end of Spring Training and has not thrown in a game this year.
- He threw a 25-pitch bullpen on April 12 and received an injection, then said he felt “unstable” playing catch on April 20.
- The Rays are reshaping innings, using Jesse Scholtens in a bulk role and looking at Griffin Jax while Joe Boyle remains hurt.
- Pepiot arrived in the 2023 Tyler Glasnow trade and gave Tampa Bay steady work in 2024-25 with a 3.75 ERA over 57 starts.