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Harris declined the assignment and is now a free agent. He’s hit .233/.333/.302 in 52 plate appearances with the White Sox and Astros this season.

It shouldn’t take Mateo very long to find a new home after being designated for assignment by Atlanta last week at the trade deadline. The 31-year-old’s speed and defensive versatility should make him a viable bench option on a contender.

Jung hasn’t resumed baseball activities in over a week as his progress from a left calf strain has been much slower than anticipated. It seems unlikely that he’ll be able to ramp up in time to make it back before the end of August.

Lawlar kicked off a minor league rehab assignment last week and will get a couple additional contests under his belt before returning to Arizona. The 24-year-old former top prospect has shown some flashes this season, but he’s been plagued by injuries, which have limited him to just 12 games.

The Dodgers could certainly use Smith back since they’re rolling with Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia as their catching tandem with Dalton Rushing (elbow) on the injured list. The 31-year-old franchise backstop resumed baseball activities in late July and figures to make it back to Los Angeles by the end of August. He’s going to need a minor league rehab assignment given how much time he’s missed.

Halvorsen provides Los Angeles with a fresh arm heading into Monday’s series opener against the Royals after being acquired from the Rockies in a small trade last month. He’s posted eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless frames at Triple-A Oklahoma City since the deal. The hard-throwing 26-year-old posted a pedestrian 4.31 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 66/38 K/BB ratio across 71 innings for the Rockies over the last three years.

Barnes gives the Dodgers some additional long relief depth. The well-traveled 30-year-old surrendered 11 runs over 13 innings during five appearances in the majors earlier this year.

Hurt returns to the minors after compiling a respectable 4.46 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 46/21 K/BB ratio across 38 1/3 innings this season. The 28-year-old has made a career-high 37 relief appearances and also picked up his first career save.

Hernández loses his roster spot after registering an underwhelming 6.45 ERA across 22 1/3 innings for the Dodgers this season. The 30-year-old figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and head to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Norby gets his first opportunity with the Rockies after coming over from the Marlins in the Victor Vodnik trade last week. The 26-year-old figures to see time between several spots, most likely at second base, with Willi Castro moving to the outfield while Tyler Freeman (back) is on the injured list.

Freeman is dealing with a back issue that will probably keep him out for a couple weeks. He’s hit .247/.317/.314 with three homers and six steals in 288 plate appearances this season.