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The Cubs optioned Cosgrove to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Cosgrove made one appearance during his brief time with the Cubs, tossing two scoreless innings. His roster spot is being absorbed by Chris Flexen.

The Reds selected Petty's contract from Triple-A Louisville ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday against the Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader.

Cincinnati is designating Petty as its 27th man for the twin bill, so he's expected to be returned to Louisville once the doubleheader concludes. The 22-year-old righty will be making his MLB debut Wednesday after turning in a 3.52 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 27:9 K:BB across 23 innings over his first five starts of the season at the Triple-A level.

The Cubs transferred Assad (oblique) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for Chris Flexen, whose contract was selected Wednesday. Assad suffered a setback with his left oblique last week and will be shut down for a while.

The Red Sox placed Bernardino on the bereavement list Wednesday.

He's exiting the roster to make room for Lucas Giolito (hamstring), who was activated from the 15-day injured list and will start Wednesday in Toronto. Bernardino will miss the next 3-to-7 games while on the bereavement list.

The Athletics transferred Leclerc (lat) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.

Leclerc landed on the IL one week ago with a right lat strain and had been slated to receive a second opinion on the injury this week. The Athletics haven't revealed the findings of his recent medical evaluations, but Leclerc clearly wasn't expected to be ready to pitch anytime soon. The veteran righty had struggled in a setup role for the Athletics prior to getting hurt, as he gave up six earned runs on 13 hits and five walks over nine innings in his first 10 appearances of the season.

The Athletics optioned Lopez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

While making a spot start Tuesday against the Rangers, Lopez was touched up for three runs on six hits and four walks in 2.2 innings. He wasn't going to be available for a few days, so the Athletics will replace him on the 26-man active roster with a fresh bullpen arm in Carlos Duran, who was called up from Triple-A.

Rodriguez will serve as the Blue Jays' opening pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.

Rodriguez was used as a starting pitcher by Toronto last season, but he's worked exclusively in relief in 2025. He hasn't thrown more than two innings in any appearance and will be pitching on two days' rest, so he should be in line for a fairly abbreviated outing. Eric Lauer is likely to follow him in bulk relief.

The White Sox optioned Gilbert to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday.

Gilbert allowed one run across two innings of work in an opener assignment Tuesday versus the Brewers and will now head to the minors. Fraser Ellard (hamstring) is back from the 15-day injured list to absorb Gilbert's roster spot.

The White Sox activated Ellard (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday.

Ellard missed almost three weeks of action due to a strained right hamstring. The left-handed reliever should go back to working in high-leverage situations in an unsettled White Sox bullpen.

The Mets selected Waddell's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.

Waddell will serve as a bulk reliever in Wednesday's game versus the Diamondbacks in what will be his first major-league appearance since 2021. The left-hander has posted a 1.54 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 21:7 K:BB through five starts and 23.1 innings this season with Syracuse.