The Chicago Cubs placed backup catcher Victor Caratini on the 10-day injured list Friday with a fractured left hamate.
He will have surgery on Monday is expected to be out up to 4-6 weeks, the team said.
Caratini, 25, is batting .545 with one double, one homer and four RBI in five games with the Cubs this season. He broke the hand during a swing in his last at-bat Thursday night, a 2-0 cubs win over the Pirates.
The Cubs recalled catcher Taylor Davis from Triple-A Iowa to back up Willson Contreras.
Davis, 29, has played parts of the last two seasons in the big leagues with the Cubs, batting .278 (5-for-18) with one double and three RBI in 13 games. He is 2-for-14 (.143) with one homer and two RBI in four games with Iowa this season.
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