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Jeff Mathis | Catcher

Team: Miami Marlins
Age / DOB:  (30) / 3/31/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 200
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Jeff Mathis tripled and walked Saturday in the rout of the Mets.
It was his second career triple and his third career walk. OK, fine, it was actually his 105th career walk, but it was his first since last Aug. 30. Yeah, really. Jun 1 - 7:07 PM

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Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Marlins activated C Jeff Mathis from the 15-day disabled list.

Mathis has been out all season with a broken collarbone. He is a .198/.256/.314 career hitter at the major league level and will obviously carry no fantasy value.
May 14 - 5:05 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis (collarbone) will continue his rehab assignment Tuesday with Double-A Tennessee.

Mathis batted .286 (4-for-14) with two doubles and four RBI over four games with High-A Jupiter. The veteran backstop broke his collarbone in the early part of spring training, so it might be another week or two before he's deemed ready to join the Marlins.
Source: Miami Herald
May 7 - 11:15 AM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis (collarbone) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday with High-A Jupiter.

Mathis is currently working his way back from a broken collarbone suffered during the early part of spring training. The veteran backstop should be ready to join the Marlins within the next couple of weeks and will serve as Rob Brantly's backup.
Source: Clark Spencer on Twitter
May 2 - 5:13 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis (collarbone) is expected to begin a rehab assignment next Wednesday.

Mathis has been out of commission since fracturing his collarbone early in spring training. He should be ready for activation in a couple weeks.
Source: Miami Herald
Apr 26 - 12:06 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Marlins placed C Jeff Mathis on the 15-day disabled with a broken collarbone.

He'll be sidelined until early May. Miguel Olivo will handle the backup catching duties behind Rob Brantly.
Mar 31 - 2:21 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis (collarbone) is hopeful to return in the early part of May.

Mathis was originally given a 4-for-6 week timetable when he suffered a broken collarbone on February 23, but he thinks an April return would be pushing it. Kyle Skipworth is the top internal candidate to serve as Rob Brantly's backup for the first month of the season.
Related: Kyle Skipworth, Rob Brantly
Source: Marlins.mlb.com
Mar 19 - 1:33 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and is expected to miss six weeks.

Mathis suffered the injury when he was hit by a foul tip during Saturday's Grapefruit League game. He will likely begin the season on the disabled list, so the Marlins could be in the market for a veteran catcher to back up young Rob Brantly. Kyle Skipworth is the only other catcher on the 40-man roster.
Source: Joe Capozzi on Twitter
Feb 23 - 3:59 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis left Saturday's Grapefruit League game after taking foul tip off his right collarbone.

The extent of the injury isn't yet known. Mathis, who was acquired from the Blue Jays this offseason, is set to open 2013 as the Marlins' backup catcher.
Source: Clark Spencer on Twitter
Feb 23 - 3:00 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Marlins acquired C Jeff Mathis from the Blue Jays in a 12-player trade.

Mathis, who turns 30 in March, recently signed a two-year, $3 million extension which includes a $1.5 million club option for 2015. The .198 career hitter figures to be backup for youngster Rob Brantly.
Mon, Nov 19, 2012 03:34:00 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun reports that Jeff Mathis will be part of the megadeal with the Marlins.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Juan C. Rodriguez says the Marlins will also get pitching prospect Anthony DeSclafani. It appears that they are the final two players the Fish will receive in addition to Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Jake Marisnick and Justin Nicolino. Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck are headed to Toronto along with a reported $4 million in a deal that could be finalized later Tuesday.
Related: Marlins
Source: Bob Elliott
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 07:51:00 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis (flu) served as a defensive replacement in Wednesday night's loss to the Yankees.

Mathis seems to be over the flu-like symptoms that began plaguing him over the weekend. He's batting .217/.250/.394 in 67 games this season as Toronto's backup catcher.
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 08:47:00 AM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis was scratched from the Blue Jays' lineup Sunday due to the flu.

It's evidently going around the Jays' clubhouse, as Yunel Escobar is out Sunday with the flu, as well. J.P. Arencibia is now catching, while Yan Gomes enters the lineup at DH.
Source: Mike Wilner on Twitter
Sun, Sep 16, 2012 12:18:00 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Jeff Mathis blasted a two-run homer in a losing effort against the Orioles on Friday in Baltimore.

Mathis finished the night 1-for-3 plus a walk. His two-run blast off Matt Lindstrom pulled the Jays to within two in the ninth inning, but they were unable to pull it out. While he'll never be confused for an offensive dynamo, Mathis has done a decent job filling in for the injured J.P. Arencibia, hitting .220 with eight homers and 22 RBI over 168 at-bats.
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 10:06:00 PM
Jeff Mathis - C - Marlins

Blue Jays signed C Jeff Mathis to a two-year, $3 million extension with a $1.5 million club option for 2015.

Yes, that just happened. To his credit, Mathis has a career-best .667 OPS this season and has thrown out attempted basestealers at a career-high rate of 39 percent, but he has a long track record of being underwhelming in both areas. This is certainly a questionable move on the part of the Blue Jays, but ultimately $3 million isn't all that much to commit to a backup.
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 06:51:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Rob Brantly
2Jeff Mathis
3Miguel Olivo
1B1Logan Morrison
2Casey Kotchman
3Jordan Brown
2B1Derek Dietrich
2Chris Valaika
SS1Adeiny Hechavarria
3B1Placido Polanco
2Greg Dobbs
3Ed Lucas
LF1Juan Pierre
2Austin Kearns
3Matt Diaz
CF1Chris Coghlan
2Justin Ruggiano
RF1Giancarlo Stanton
2Marcell Ozuna
3Alfredo Silverio
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Ricky Nolasco
2Jose Fernandez
3Nathan Eovaldi
4Henderson Alvarez
5Jacob Turner
6Tom Koehler
7Alex Sanabia
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Steve Cishek
2Mike Dunn
3Ryan Webb
4Chad Qualls
5A.J. Ramos
6Edgar Olmos
7Dan Jennings
8Kevin Slowey
9Jose Ceda