NEWS
2:25 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) cleared waivers Monday and has been outrighted to Triple-A Jacksonville, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.
1:59 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) Marlins designated Mervis for assignment Friday.
11:30 AM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is expected to be designated for assignment by the Marlins ahead of Friday's series opener against the Giants, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.
3:09 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
5:32 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.
4:41 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
4:52 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.
3:44 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
1:34 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
6:13 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
10:16 AM - Matt Mervis (MIA) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's loss to the Reds.
11:09 AM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
5:45 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Nationals.
10:35 AM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is not in the Marlins' starting lineup against the Nationals on Sunday.
3:21 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Nationals.
5:20 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Mets.
9:29 AM - Matt Mervis (MIA) went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 4-0 win over Atlanta.
2:56 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
12:02 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
12:22 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
1:44 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's split-squad game against the Nationals.
2:29 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) believes he has corrected some bad habits that developed in his swing mechanics and his approach last season, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. "Last year, I think I just tried to prove that I deserved to be [in the majors] and got out of my approach, swung it some bad pitches. I would say [my struggles were] more things that I could control," said this week.
12:23 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Tuesday['s Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.
12:47 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) will be given a chance to win a starting role with the Marlins in spring training, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
1:37 PM - Matt Mervis (MIA) Marlins acquired Mervis from the Cubs on Sunday in exchange for utility man Vidal Brujan, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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