8/22 13:21: According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, Ross has been awarded to the San Francisco Giants.

Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News says the Giants put in a claim to keep the San Diego Padres from acquiring the Marlins’ outfielder.

In the waiver process for this month, a team can make a claim on a player that has been placed on the waiver wire. In this case the Florida Marlins had the choice to revoke Ross from trade waivers, negotiate a deal with the Giants or just give the player away – which is what happened in this case.

Ross, 29, has been hitting .263/.315/.404 with 11 home runs and 58 RBIs this season. He is being paid $4.45 million this season (the Giants are responsible for about $1.1 million), and has one more year of salary arbitration eligibility after this year.

8/20 16:21: Corey Brock of MLB.com says the Padres don’t have much interest in Ross.

8/20 13:31: Sources close to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports say the San Francisco Giants were awarded the claim. They add, “The Braves, who long have had interest in Ross, did not get the claim. Neither did the Phillies.”

It isn’t clear whether the club actually wants Ross or claimed him to block other contending team from acquiring him.

8/20 11:53: According to a source close to Jayson Stark of ESPN, the Florida Marlins’ Cody Ross was claimed on waivers Thursday by an unspecified National League team. Starks adds that the Marlins are expected to explore a deal with the claiming team.

Based on Major League Baseball’s waiver rules, the Marlins and the claiming team have 48 hours from yesterday to work out a trade, otherwise the Marlins could revoke the waiver claim and keep Ross on the team.

Ross, 29, has been hitting .261/.312/.309 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs for the Marlins this season.