Matt Mervis tries to avoid looking at his numbers. No one would blame him, though, if he wants to take a peek. Mervis’ meteoric rise through the Chicago Cubs farm system this year has the left ...

Matt Mervis bats during a game for Duke on Feb. 22, 2020. Cubs director of player development Jared Banner said Saturday at Busch Stadium that the door isn’t closed on calling up Mervis before ...

Where is first-base prospect Matt Mervis? Cubs first basemen have been a disaster this year. They’re at the bottom of MLB with a 68 wRC+ and -2.0 WAR.

Iowa Cubs' Matt Mervis bats during a game against the Toledo Mud Hens at Principal Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Des Moines. “I know I can do this,” Mervis said. “I’ve done it before.

CHICAGO — At 1:43 p.m. Friday, the 31,181 who packed Wrigley Field rose to their feet. It was a rousing ovation for the highly anticipated debut of Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis. It’s a buzz ...

Matt Mervis will reportedly join the Cubs on Friday and presumably take over as their starting first baseman, their offseason decision to delay him with Eric Hosmer having predictably fallen to ...

Matt Mervis hit an impressive 36 home runs across three levels and led the Minors in extra-base hits, total bases and RBIs in 2022. Ad. His impressive form continued in 2023 with Triple-A Iowa, ...

Last season, Mervis played in 27 High-A games, 53 in Double-A and then 57 in Triple-A. In the 137 total games, he hit .309/.379/.606 with 40 doubles, 36 homers, 116 RBI and 92 runs.

Matt Mervis had three home runs in 36 career major-league games before this season. He now has gone deep each of the past three games — and against his hometown team, which he grew up cheering.

The most important part of Matt Mervis' rise to the major leagues was not listening to the people around him. "Going back to high school, I had plenty of coaches tell me I was a pitcher and that's ...

Cal Quantrill pitched five shutout innings and Matt Mervis hit a pair of home runs to help the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Saturday and even their three-game series at a ...

Iowa Cubs' Matt Mervis bats during a game against the Toledo Mud Hens at Principal Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Des Moines. “I know I can do this,” Mervis said. “I’ve done it before.