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Barreto (elbow) cleared waivers and was outrighted off the Angels' 40-man roster Friday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Barreto underwent Tommy John surgery back in May and was given a recovery timeline of 10-to-12 months, meaning there's no guarantee he's ready for the start of the regular season. Between that procedure and the fact that he owns a career .175/.207/.342 slash line in 237 major-league plate appearances, it's no surprise to see him pass through waivers unclaimed.

Arroyo will start at second base and bat eighth Wednesday in Game 5 of the Red Sox's ALCS matchup with the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

With Enrique Hernandez moving to center field on a more frequent basis during the postseason and Kyle Schwarber displacing Bobby Dalbec at first base, playing time has opened up for Arroyo at the keystone. Arroyo started in each of the first four games of the series, going 4-for-14 with a home run, a triple and three RBI.

Altuve went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox in Game 4 of the ALCS.

Altuve had gone 0-for-9 across the last two games, but he blasted his second game-tying home run of the ALCS in the eighth inning of Tuesday's contest before the Astros plated seven runs in the top of the ninth. Since the start of the postseason, he's hit .219/.350/.563 with two doubles, three home runs, seven runs, seven RBI and a stolen base.

Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's ALCS Game 2 win over the Astros.

Hernandez just won't stop hitting. He singled and scored on Rafael Devers' grand slam in the second inning and stretched the Red Sox's lead to nine with a solo shot off Jake Odorizzi in the third. He's now homered five times in seven games this postseason while going 16-for-32 at the plate.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, two runs, a walk and a strikeout in Friday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Altuve crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning Friday, and he tied the game with his two-run blast in the bottom of the sixth. The 31-year-old has gone 6-for-19 with two home runs, two doubles, 11 runs, six RBI and a stolen base across five postseason appearances this year.

Hernandez went 4-for-5 with two solo home runs, a double and a strikeout in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Hernandez has recorded hits in five of his six postseason appearances in 2021, and Friday's contest marked the second time that the 30-year-old has recorded at least three extra-base hits in a game during the 2021 playoffs. He's hit .500 with four home runs, four doubles, eight RBI and seven runs across his six playoff outings this year.

Altuve went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, four runs scored and three total RBI in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the White Sox in Game 4 of the ALDS.

Altuve's long ball off Liam Hendriks put an exclamation point on the game and the series, sending the White Sox home and Houston to its fifth straight ALCS. While Altuve's batting average didn't get back up to .300 and the running seems to be a thing of the past, he showed he's still a forced to be reckoned with at the plate with 31 homers, 83 RBI and 117 runs scored during the regular season.

Hernandez went 3-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and a strikeout in Sunday's 6-4 win in Game 3 of the ALDS.

Hernandez tallied five hits in Friday's Game 2 victory, and he stayed hot by reaching base three times and homering for a second straight contest Sunday. The 30-year-old has gone 9-for-19 with two homers, five runs, five RBI and a walk across four appearances since the start of the postseason.

Hernandez went 5-for-6 with a home run, three doubles, three runs and three RBI in Friday's 14-6 win over the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS.

Hernandez was held without a hit in the first game of the series, but he bounced back Friday and played a key role in the win. Across his three postseason appearances in 2021, the 29-year-old has gone 6-for-13 with four extra-base hits, four runs, three RBI and a walk.

Mendick will be on the White Sox's playoff roster for the ALDS against the Astros.

The White Sox elected to go with an additional utility player over an extra reliever. Mendick does provide good defensive versatility, as he's appeared at six different positions this season, but he doesn't provide much else. He's a career .239/.298/.342 hitter and isn't much of a weapon as a pinch runner, either, as he has below-average sprint speed and has yet to steal a base in 120 career major-league games.