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Rojas (not injury related) is expected to rejoin the Marlins on Thursday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Rojas, who played in just three games before landing on the IL due to a positive COVID-19 test, is ready to return after spending the past week getting up to speed at Miami's alternate camp site. It remains to be seen whether he will immediately rejoin the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Mets, but either way Rojas should quickly settle back in as the team's everyday shortstop.

Owings was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a strained hamstring, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

He exited a game last week with left hamstring tightness, and has since appeared in several games, but it sounds like he made the injury worse, despite going 2-for-4 in Wednesday's game. Brendan Rodgers was recalled and will start at second base Thursday against the Astros.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's loss against the Athletics.

The Diamondbacks went 6-for-30 as a team against Oakland's pitching, and Ahmed was one of two players who recorded multiple hits -- Ketel Marte was the other one. Ahmed endured a tough start to the season but has bounced back of late, hitting safely in all but one of Arizona's last 10 games, posting three consecutive multi-hit games and slashing .500/.550/.778 with two homers and 14 RBI during that 10-game stretch.

Owings (hamstring) is starting at second base and batting seventh Wednesday versus Houston.

Owings appeared off the bench the past two games after missing almost a week with a left hamstring issue, but he didn't end up requiring a trip to the injured list. The 29-year-old has a .243/.300/.432 slash line with two homers through 40 plate appearances this season.

Edman went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cubs, but he's out of the lineup for Game 2, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Edman started the past seven games at shortstop with Paul DeJong (illness) on the injured list, but he'll receive the night off after a strong performance in the matinee. Brad Miller will take over at shortstop for the Cardinals, while Max Schrock starts at third base.

Ahmed went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, five RBI and one run scored Tuesday against the Athletics.

Ahmed's big day at the dish began in the first inning when he clubbed a three-run home run to left field. The next frame, he delivered a two-RBI single to give the Diamondbacks an 8-1 lead. The performance brought his home-run total to three on the season and also continued his good form at the plate, as he has at least one hit in 12 of his last 14 starts. To this point in the campaign, Ahmed has a .275/.341/.438 line with 15 runs scored and 16 RBI across 88 plate appearances.

DeJong cleared MLB's COVID-19 protocols and took part in a workout at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The 27-year-old was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Aug. 4, so he's been away from the team for over two weeks. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak previously indicated DeJong wouldn't be activated prior to Thursday. Tommy Edman has started every game at shortstop since St. Louis returned to play over the weekend, and he figures to remain there until DeJong is activated.

Arcia isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Twins.

Arcia had a monster game Sunday against the Cubs as he was a double away from hitting for the cycle, but he'll get a breather for the series opener against Minnesota. Luis Urias will start at shortstop.

Rojas (COVID-19 injured list) was assigned to the Marlins' alternate training site in Jupiter on Saturday after receiving clearance to resume baseball activities, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The Marlins have cleared all 18 of their players that have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the season to resume training, indicating that none of those individuals suffered from overly serious symptoms of the coronavirus. Since Rojas was sidelined for about three weeks while recovering from COVID-19 and waiting to clear the necessary protocols, he'll presumably need several days to prepare himself for a return to game action. Once the Marlins deem him ready to return from the COVID-19 IL, Rojas will likely settle back in as Miami's everyday shortstop.

Ahmed went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a walk in Monday's win against the Athletics.

Ahmed snapped a six-game hitting streak Sunday against the Padres, but bounced back quickly with his fourth multi-hit effort over the last seven days. The slick-fielding shortstop has hit .333 with a .903 OPS in 51 at-bats this month.