Mathis is in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Braves.

Mathis will take the spot of starting catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who is off to a rough start with the bat this season. Mathis, as the owner of a career .196 batting average though, may not provide much help in that area Wednesday night.

The Marlins will pick up Mathis' $1.5 million option for 2015, MLB.com reports.

Mathis slashed just .200/.263/.274 over 175 at-bats in a backup role during his age-31 season, but provided the Marlins' with a strong defensive option behind the dish. Mathis also provides a strong veteran presence to work with a young and talented pitching staff. His return likely means that prospect catcher J.T. Realmuto, who spent September with the big club, will head back to the minors to tune his game at the start of 2015.

Mathis went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

Mathis brought the lumber Sunday while spelling Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the series finale, putting the Marlins on the board with an RBI double in the top of the second. While Mathis brings solid defense behind the plate, he simply does not have enough punch in his bat (.205/.270/.388) to be considered for a larger role.

Jeff Mathis delivered a two-run double in the seventh inning on Friday, leading the Marlins to a 2-0 victory over the Astros.

That would prove to be more than enough run support for Brad Hand who was outstanding on the hill for the Marlins. That critical knock was the lone hit in four at-bats on the night for Mathis, who is hitting just .200/.285/.282 on the season.

Jeff Mathis went 4-for-5 and hit his first spring homer Sunday against the Tigers.

If you needed another reason to be skeptical of exhibition stats: Mathis has finished at .300 or better in four of his previous seven springs, topping out at .391 in 2011. He's at .276 right now. Mathis is slated to back up Jarrod Saltalamacchia in Miami this season.

Jeff Mathis is done for the season after an MRI has revealed a fractured right thumb.

Mathis suffered what he thought was a bruise a couple weeks ago, but it turns out the injury is more serious. It's not clear whether he'll have surgery, but getting ready for spring training won't be a problem.

Jeff Mathis (thumb) finished 1-for-4 in the Marlins' defeat of the Phillies on Wednesday night.

Mathis missed a week earlier this month with a bruised right thumb but has now started three games in a row. The 30-year-old is batting .192/.261/.301 this season.

Jeff Mathis (thumb) could return to the Marlins starting lineup as early as Sunday.

Mathis bruised his right thumb while blocking a pitch during Monday's game, and has been sidelined since. He'll start swinging a bat in the cages on Saturday, and as long as all goes well, will return to the lineup within the next few days.

Jeff Mathis left Monday's game against the Braves with a bruised right thumb.

The Marlins are considering him day-to-day. Rob Brantly took Mathis' spot behind the plate.

Jeff Mathis went 2-for-3 with a walk, double, homer and two RBI in Sunday's 6-5 victory against the Giants.

At sunrise on Sunday morning, Miami owned two nondescript Mathis': Doug and Jeff. Doug, a 30-year-old minor league pitcher, was dealt to Pittsburgh for a PTBNL or cash on Sunday afternoon. As that transaction was being finalized, Jeff had one of his best games of the season. This was Mathis' first homer since June 30 and his first double since July 3. His weak bat renders Mathis fantasy irrelevant outside of deep NL-only formats.

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.