Jeff Mathis followed up Sunday's walkoff grand slam with a three-RBI game Monday against the Padres. Mathis has 11 RBI in his last four starts, making this probably the best little stretch of his career. Anyone banking on him keeping it up should note that he still has a .154 average even after this little outburst.

Jeff Mathis smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning of Sunday's win over the Padres. The Padres chose to walk Greg Dobbs to load the bases with one out for the light-hitting Mathis, who was batting just .115 going into the plate appearance. It backfired, as Mathis launched the second homer in his last three starts.

X-rays taken late Wednesday night on Jeff Mathis' left hand ruled out any sort of fracture. Mathis was hit on the hand Wednesday by Eduardo Escobar's follow through. "Everything is OK," Mathis told reporters. "It's just tight and sore right now. It's a bruise."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.