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The Twins selected De Leon's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

De Leon last pitched in the majors in 2021 with the Reds, recording an 8.35 ERA and 1.80 WHIP through 18.1 frames. He's done much better this season in the minors (3.62 ERA, 1.37 WHIP) and will take the place of Jorge Alcala (forearm), who landed on the injured list Tuesday.

Alcala was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right forearm extensor muscle strain, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

The 27-year-old reliever holds a 6.46 ERA and 1.37 WHIP through 15.1 innings and will now be forced out of action for at least two weeks. Alcala will be replaced on the active roster by Jose De Leon, who was selected from Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.

Mlodzinski, 24, has worked exclusively out of the bullpen this year for Triple-A Indianapolis.

The 6-foot-2 righty was trending toward a swing man role in the majors, and moving to relief could give him a chance for his stuff to tick up enough to expedite his ascent to the big leagues. Mlodzinski, the No. 31 overall pick in 2020, has a 4.50 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 18 strikeouts in 16 innings through 12 appearances.

The Phillies recalled Uelmen from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

This is the first call-up of the year for Uelmen, who was sporting a 1.04 ERA through 8.2 innings of relief this season at the Triple-A level. The 26-year-old right-hander will be available out of Philly's bullpen Tuesday night against the Giants.

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol told reporters Tuesday that Hendriks (illness) will make another rehab appearance for Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Grifol said the team would then evaluate Hendriks after that outing. Hendriks has struggled in his rehab appearances thus far with an 11.25 ERA over four innings from five appearances. If the right-hander pitches well for the Knights on Thursday, he could be back with Chicago at the end of the week, but the team won't rush Hendriks back, as he is still a little over a month removed from his last round of chemotherapy for non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Texas optioned Bradford to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

Bradford made his MLB debut against Atlanta on Monday and the left-hander allowed six runs over five innings while picking up the loss. He could be back up at some point this summer, but it was fully expected the 25-year-old was only making a spot start. Joe Barlow was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding transaction.

The Rangers recalled Barlow from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

Barlow has been solid in 11 minor-league appearances this year, posting a 2.63 ERA and 1.29 WHIP with 15 strikeouts through 13.2 innings. His strong 2023 campaign combined with his historically solid MLB resume could warrant him a few high-leverage outings with the Rangers. Cody Bradford was optioned to Round Rock in a corresponding move.

Yacabonis (quad) was cleared Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton.

Yacabonis has only been on the 15-day IL for one week as he heals from a left quad strain. The 31-year-old figures to be an option again for the Mets around the time that he is first eligible for activation.

Cincinnati optioned Busenitz to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

This is the corresponding move for the promotion of left-hander Brandon Williamson, who is making his MLB debut in a start Tuesday night at Coors Field. Busenitz struggled in his lone appearance with the Reds over the weekend, allowing an earned run on three hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning to the Marlins on Sunday.

Bickford (1-1) nabbed the win against the Twins on Monday, allowing one unearned run on one hit and four walks while striking out four batters over three innings in a 12-inning Dodgers victory.

Los Angeles ran through six pitchers during the first nine frames, and with manager Dave Roberts preferring to avoid calling upon Brusdar Graterol (who pitched each of the previous two days) and Victor Gonzalez (who tossed 1.2 innings Sunday), Bickford was tasked with covering three frames. He ended up tossing a career-high 48 pitches, allowing just an unearned run when the automatic runner crossed the plate in the 10th. Though Bickford walked four (one intentionally) and tossed just 27 of 48 pitches for strikes, he constantly worked his way out of trouble to pick up the win. The right-hander has a 4.58 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 25:9 K:BB across 19.2 innings on the campaign.