Single-A Jupiter placed Shepardson on the 60-day injured list April 8 after he needed UCL surgery, J.J. Cooper of Baseball America reports.
Per the report, Shepardson was impressing during spring training before suffering the injury. He will miss all of 2026 and much of 2027 recovering from the procedure. The 20-year-old righty logged a 4.23 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 59 strikeouts in 55.1 innings in the lower levels in 2025.