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Barreto, who struck out in a pinch-hit at-bat during Wednesday's loss to the Rays, is 0-for-6 since returning to the big leagues May 23.

Barreto's return to the big leagues essentially coincided with Khris Davis' placement on the disabled list with a groin injury. With the latter expected to return Thursday, the 22-year-old could find himself heading back down to Triple-A Nashville, where he was slashing .228/.350/.447 before his promotion. Barreto has been bedeviled by big-league arms thus far in young career, as he also generated an unsightly .197/.250/.352 line over 76 plate appearances during his initial major-league cup of coffee in 2017.

Espinosa was released by the Dodgers on Wednesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Espinosa will hit the open market for the second time this season after hitting just .150/.203/.267 across 19 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He'll look to latch on elsewhere as organizational infield depth.

Rodriguez had his contract purchased from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Rodriguez was hitting a solid .302/.327/.484 with six homers and eight stolen bases across 47 games with Triple-A Toledo prior to earning his first big-league promotion. He figures to serve as a utility man during his time with the big club.

Semien was placed on paternity leave Wednesday.

Semien will spend at least a few days away from the team while on paternity leave. In a corresponding move, Josh Lucas was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.

Merrifield will get the day off for Wednesday's series finale against Minnesota, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Merrifield has put together a modest six-game hitting streak, batting .320 with five RBI over that stretch. He'll make way for Ryan Goins, who's slated to bat eighth.

Alvarez was designated for assignment Tuesday, John Blake of the Texas Rangers reports.

Alvarez was bumped off the 40-man roster to make room for Ricardo Rodriguez following his activation from the disabled list. He's put together a dismal .189/.279/.283 batting line at Double-A Frisco through 41 games.

Rosario went 2-for-5 with three RBI in a win over the Braves during the second game of Monday's doubleheader.

He chipped in some fantasy value in the matinee as well, going 1-for-4 with his third stolen base of the season, Rosario has put together a nice little hot streak, slashing .313/.353/.594 over his last 10 games with three homers, two steals, six RBI and five runs, and while the 22-year-old will probably have plenty of peaks and valleys in his production ahead, he seems to have found his footing in the majors as he approaches his 100th game with the Mets.

Marte went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI in the Diamondbacks' 12-5 triumph over the Reds on Monday.

Marte was out of the starting lineup Monday, but that didn't prevent him from posting his first multi-hit game since May 13. Despite the strong showing Monday, Marte is still hitting just .217 over the Diamondbacks' last seven games and hasn't resembled the player that looked like a cornerstone infielder in the second half of 2017. His OPS is down 149 points from the season before, putting Marte at risk of surrendering his everyday role.

Altuve went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

Altuve had gone 24 consecutive games without a homer, but has gone yard twice in the last three games. He has extra-base hits in each of the last four games, recording two home runs, a triple and three doubles during a stretch in which he's gone an astounding 11-for-19 with seven RBI. Altuve raised his slugging percentage 64 points (to .467) over the four-game run.

Guillorme went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI during the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Braves.

Guillorme hit an RBI double in the fourth inning that got the Mets out to a 2-0 lead. Through 14 games this season, he's put together a .240/.269/.320 slash line with two RBI and two extra-base hits.