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Cubs' Caratini out 4-6 weeks with broken hand

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.