<p>DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Atlanta Braves put catchers Travis d’Arnaud and Alex Jackson on the injured list Sunday.</p>
<p>D’Arnaud was placed on the 60-day IL with a left thumb sprain after getting hurt on a tag play at the plate in the sixth inning of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-braves-toronto-blue-jays-canada-mlb-baseball-16b44325234afb11116e4f2fd35f466a">Saturday night’s game against Toronto</a>.</p>
<p>Jackson, who replaced d’Arnaud in the game, went on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring.</p>
<p>Catcher William Contreras was recalled from the Braves’ alternate site and started Sunday against the Blue Jays. Catcher Jeff Mathis had his contract purchased from alternate site.</p>
<p>D’Arnaud has a .220 batting average with two homers and 11 RBIs in 23 games. Jackson was 1 for 23 (.043) in 10 games.</p>
<p>Contreras, 23, made his major league debut last season, going 4 for 10 in four games. He was the 27th man for Atlanta’s doubleheader on April 25 against Arizona.</p>
<p>Mathis, 38, spent the previous two seasons with Texas. The 16-year veteran known for his defense has a career .194 batting average in 945 games.</p>
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