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Leone was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday after he tested positive for the virus, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Leone has made nine relief appearances for the Giants this year, and he's earned a save and two holds while posting a 2.57 ERA and 1.57 WHIP in seven innings. He's vaccinated and boosted and will be eligible to rejoin the club as soon as he clears the league's health and safety protocols.

The Rays are leaning toward having Yarbrough (groin) join the major-league club for his next turn through the rotation, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times

Yarbrough threw 59 pitches at Triple-A Durham on Thursday and felt good afterward. While the Rays haven't made a firm decision regarding his next steps, it's certainly possible that he returns to the majors for his next start, which tentatively lines up for Tuesday in Oakland. The southpaw likely wouldn't be built up to a full workload if he's ultimately activated early next week, but he appears to be nearly back to full health.

Francis was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday.

Francis was promoted from Buffalo earlier this week and made his major-league debut Wednesday, and he didn't give up an earned run over two-thirds of an inning, though he did allow an inherited runner to score. The 26-year-old will return to Triple-A, where he has a 4.11 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB over 15.1 innings this season.

Schreiber was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Schreiber was promoted Monday and made two appearances during the four-game series in Toronto, and he allowed one hit with one strikeout and zero walks across 2.1 scoreless frames. The 28-year-old will head back to the Triple-A level for now but could rejoin Boston later in the season.

VerHagen (hip) could return from the 10-day injured list as early as Monday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

VerHagen will throw a side session Saturday, and he'll likely be cleared to rejoin the Cardinals following a minimal stay on the IL as long as he feels good after throwing. The right-hander posted a 5.79 ERA and 1.93 WHIP in 4.2 innings over his first three appearances in 2022.

Winder is a candidate to draw a start sometime next week, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

The Twins have several holes in their rotation, as Sonny Gray (hamstring) is on the injured list and is slated for a rehab start soon, while Bailey Ober (groin) is expected to land on the IL after exiting Thursday's start against Detroit. Winder has served as a long reliever early in the year, posting a 3.48 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in 10.1 innings over three appearances. The right-hander was a starter in the minors, and it seems likely that he'll get to prove himself as a big-league starter sometime next week.

Wells was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with left elbow inflammation, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Wells was promoted from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday and allowed two runs over 1.2 innings that same day against the Yankees, and he'll now make his way to the injured list. It's unclear how long the 25-year-old is expected to be sidelined, but since it's an elbow issue an absence beyond the 10-day minimum wouldn't be a surprise.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Gonzalez (elbow) could join the big club in mid-to-late May, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Gonzalez has yet to pitch in a game this season due to inflammation in his left elbow that first cropped up in spring training. The left-hander is expected to start a rehab assignment soon and has recently been tossing bullpen sessions.

Baumann was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Baumann has given up five earned runs with a 6:6 K:BB over 7.1 innings and will now head to the minors. Kyle Bradish, who will start in his MLB debut Friday against Boston, was called up from Norfolk in a corresponding move.

Loup earned a hold against Cleveland on Thursday, pitching a perfect inning during which he struck out two batters.

The left-hander came on in the seventh inning and struck out the first two batters he faced before getting Franmil Reyes to fly out to center field. This was Loup's eighth outing of nine without allowing an earned run, and he has yielded only one hit all season. Loup has a 0.93 ERA, 0.31 WHIP and 9:2 K:BB across 9.2 innings on the campaign.