LHP Jared Wetherbee returns to Sioux City after being part of the opening day rotation in 2023. The lefty originally signed on May 2, 2023, and he would make his first start on May 16 at home against Lake Country. He would work 3.2 innings in a 3-1 win, picking up a no decision with five strikeouts. Wetherbee won his next two starts, going five innings in each outing to close out May with just three earned runs in 10 innings. Over his first 13.2 innings, Wetherbee would punch out 18 batters for the X’s. His longest outing of the season came on the road at Cleburne on June 1. He worked seven innings in a 6-5 win for Sioux City, holding the Railroaders to one earned run on four hits with seven strikeouts.