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The Blue Jays recalled Francis from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.

With Adam Cimber (shoulder) landing on the 15-day IL on Saturday, Francis will come up from the minors to take Cimber's spot in Toronto's bullpen. The 27-year-old righty has appeared in three games for the Jays this season, surrendering three earned runs over 7.1 frames while striking out seven batters.

The Rangers recalled Rodriguez from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

With Jose Leclerc (ankle) headed for the 15-day injured list Saturday, Rodriguez will join the major-league squad and provide extra depth to the Rangers' bullpen. The 25-year-old reliever has made six MLB appearances this season, allowing two earned runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts through 5.1 innings.

The Blue Jays placed Cimber on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder impingement.

This will be Cimber's second stint on the injured list this season, as he previously spent nearly a month on the IL due to an upper-back strain. The 32-year-old righty holds a 7.40 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 20.2 innings on the season -- heavily inflated by the nine runs he's allowed in 2.1 innings across his last three appearances. Bowden Francis was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move.

The Rangers placed Leclerc on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right ankle, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Leclerc has been solid out of the bullpen this season for Texas with a 3.42 ERA and 1.35 WHIP through 23.2 innings. He'll now be shelved for at least 15 days while Yerry Rodriguez comes up from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Leclerc in the bullpen.

McArthur was recalled by the Royals on Saturday.

The Royals acquired McArthur from the Phillies on May 8, and he's pitched in long relief with Triple-A Omaha since. He has an unimpressive 4.87 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 20.1 innings with the team, but he'll get the chance to make his first big-league appearance.

Kowar was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

Kowar was most recently promoted to the majors June 2, and he went on to pitch 9.1 innings across seven appearances. He allowed at least one run on four occasions, which amounted to a 7.71 ERA.

Yarbrough (head) will start for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

Yarbrough's first rehab appearance came in an Arizona Complex League game Monday, and he allowed three runs on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts over three innings versus the White Sox's rookie-ball affiliate. The southpaw is not eligible to be activated until early July, so he's likely to have at least one additional outing in the minors beyond Saturday while recovering from multiple fractures in his head.

Gillaspie was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.

Gillaspie got into two games during this stint in the majors, allowing one run over 2.1 innings. He pitched two innings Friday after a poor start from Kyle Gibson, and the Orioles swapped Gillaspie out with Bruce Zimmermann. Gillaspie has a 6.00 ERA, 2.11 WHIP and 8:5 K:BB over nine major-league innings this season.

Zimmermann was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday.

Zimmermann made two starts while with the Tides, including a shutout versus Worcester on June 13. He allowed three runs, 14 hits and three walks while striking out 11 innings across 15 innings during his most recent stint in the minors. For now, it appears he'll be a fresh bullpen arm for the Orioles. He has a 7.20 ERA and 6:0 K:BB over five innings across two major-league appearances. Logan Gillaspie was optioned out in a corresponding move.

Harris will follow an opener into Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Shintaro Fujinami will work as the opener but will likely only throw one inning. Harris has covered at least five frames in each of his last five appearances and has maintained a 2.57 ERA and 0.79 WHIP with a 21:4 K:BB across 28 innings in that stretch.