Travis d'Arnaud will be sidelined for the next two months with a sprained thumb. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Braves place Travis d'Arnaud on 60-day IL with thumb injury

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 5/2/21

The Atlanta Braves will be without catcher Travis d'Arnaud for at least the next two months after he was placed on the 60-day injured list with a sprained left thumb, the team announced Sunday:

The #Braves today recalled William Contreras to Atlanta & selected the contract of Jeff Mathis. To make room on the active roster, the club placed Travis d’Arnaud on the 60-day IL with a left thumb sprain & placed Alex Jackson on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 2, 2021

D'Arnaud left Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning after tagging out Randal Grichuk at home plate.

Alex Jackson, who replaced d'Arnaud, also landed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a strained left hamstring. The Braves recalled catchers William Contreras and Jeff Mathis from their alternate site in corresponding moves.

In his second season with the Braves, d'Arnaud is slashing .220/.253/.341 with two home runs and 11 RBI.

The Braves are fourth in the NL East with a 12-15 record. With both of their catchers sidelined, Atlanta could fall further in the standings over the next few weeks.

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