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The Twins optioned Ober to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Ober earned a victory in his first start of the season Sunday against the Nationals by allowing only one run and striking out four over 5.2 frames. He'll return to the minor leagues with Kenta Maeda (ankle) on track to make his next turn through the rotation Wednesday versus the Yankees. The Twins are expected to make a corresponding move Tuesday, per Park.

Henry was recalled from Triple-A Reno by the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Henry will start Monday against the Royals, sliding into the rotation spot vacated by Madison Bumgarner. The left-hander has posted a 6.33 ERA over four starts at hitter-friendly Triple-A Reno this season but also has a 22:8 K:BB over 21.1 frames. Henry isn't a bad streaming option versus Kansas City and could remain in the rotation for a while if he pitches well.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Severino (lat) threw two up and downs for the Yankees on Monday and will throw again Friday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Severino continues to make strong progress from the lat strain that has sidelined him for the first three-plus weeks of the regular season. The right-hander will make another throwing appearance over the weekend, and it sounds like if things go right he'll have a chance to begin a rehab assignment. At this point it seems likely that Severino will be able to make starts for the Yankees in the middle of May if there are no setbacks in his rehab.

Medina will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas and is expected to start Wednesday's game against the Angels, Hector Gomez of Z101Digital.com reports.

Medina was acquired by the Athletics in August in the deal that sent Frankie Montas to the Yankees. The right-hander has posted a 3.86 ERA in 9.1 innings for Las Vegas with an 11:8 K:BB with a 1.39 WHIP over three appearances. If his first MLB start goes well, Medina should have a chance to make additional turns through the rotation, but expectations should be tempered when he takes the hill Wednesday.

Soroka's next start with Triple-A Gwinnett has been pushed back from Tuesday to Sunday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

It has nothing to do with injury. Rather, it's part of Atlanta's plan to skip some of Soroka's starts this season as a way to limit his workload following so much missed time. Soroka has looked sharp at Gwinnett, putting up a 1.32 ERA and 13:4 K:BB through 13.2 innings over three starts. He looks ready to help the major-league club, when needed, and it's possible he could get a start during the team's current stretch of 17 games without a day off.

Sanchez (shoulder) will throw one inning in an extended spring training game Wednesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez continues to ramp things back up slowly as he works his way back from multiple seasons missed due to shoulder problems. It shouldn't be too long before he joins one of the Marlins' minor-league affiliates.

Rogers (biceps) remains shut down from throwing, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Rogers was removed from a start last Wednesday and subsequently placed on the injured list with a left biceps strain. It's not clear how long he might be shut down, but it's an injury which figures to sideline him for a handful of weeks.

Cueto (biceps) is slated to throw three innings in an extended spring training game Wednesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

If that does well, Cueto could be ready for an official rehab assignment after that. The veteran right-hander has been limited to just one start this season because of a biceps issue which initially cropped up during spring training.

Alcantara (biceps) has officially been cleared to start Wednesday in Atlanta after getting through a 25-pitch bullpen session Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Alcantara had to be scratched from a scheduled outing over the weekend with right biceps tendinitis, but he's managed to avoid the injured list and is ready to go. Fantasy managers should have him in their lineups this week.

Maeda (ankle) will make his start against the Yankees on Wednesday after throwing a successful bullpen session Monday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Maeda left his start Thursday after being struck in the left ankle by a comebacker, but the right-hander has dealt with no issues since and will be back on the bump for the start against the Yankees without missing any time.