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Davis was called up from Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.

Victor Caratini will undergo surgery on his fractured left hand and be out 4-to-6 weeks, prompting Davis to be recalled. The 29-year-old has played in 13 games with the Cubs over the last two seasons, and is now set to serve as the team's No. 2 catcher behind Willson Contreras.

Caratini will undergo surgery on his fractured left hamate bone Monday, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

Caratini suffered the injury in his final at-bat Thursday against the Pirates. He's expected to be out 4-to-6 weeks. He'll head to the injured list, with Taylor Davis called up from Triple-A Iowa to back up Willson Contreras.

Caratini is scheduled for further tests Friday morning after injuring his left hand in his final at-bat Thursday against the Pirates, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI prior to departing.

Caratini might have suffered a fracture to his hamate bone, per Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, although the Cubs won't know the severity of the injury until his CT scan Friday morning. He'd be looking at a 3-to-4-week recovery period if the bone is indeed fractured, according to Gonzales. The injury certainly puts a damper on a solid day at the plate for the backup catcher, as he turned in a multi-hit performance and drove in his fifth run of the season in a 2-0 victory for the Cubs.

Mejia is out of the lineup against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Mejia continues to share work with Austin Hedges, as he'll head to the bench after starting two straight games. Neither backstop is hitting particularly well to start the season, and they should be expected to continue to split duty unless one starts to separate from the other with some more consistent offensive output.

Hedges is catching and hitting eighth for San Diego's game against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Hedges will slide back into the lineup after sitting two out of the last three games. He's hitting .200 over 25 at-bats and is 1-for-17 over his five starts in the month of April, so he'll look to get on track at the plate in this contest against Diamondbacks starter Zack Godley.

Kelly is not in the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Caleb Joseph will get his first start of the year behind the plate and will hit eighth in Kelly's place. Alex Avila (quadriceps) was placed on the 10-day injury list Sunday, leaving the catcher spot open to Kelly, Joseph and John Ryan Murphy. Kelly has started four out of the 12 games this year and should continue to see limited playing time as long as Arizona chooses to carry three backstops.

Contreras will get the day off Thursday against the Pirates.

Contreras has started the season on the right foot, hitting .276 with three homers. Victor Caratini will get the start behind the plate in his absence.

Barnes is not in Thursday's lineup against the Cardinals.

In the matinee in St. Louis, Barnes will head to the bench after starting four of the last five games. He hit two home runs and logged five hits in the first three games of the season, but he's 3-for-16 (albeit with five walks) over his last six games. Rocky Gale starts at catcher and will hit eighth.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.

Barnhart is just getting some routine maintenance for a day game after a night game. Curt Casali will check in behind the plate and work in a battery with Sonny Gray.

Barnes is starting at catcher and hitting eighth against the Cardinals on Wednesday.

It's the second straight start for the 29-year-old, and with Russell Martin (back) hitting the injured list on Wednesday, Barnes figures to carry the majority of the load at the position for as long as his veteran teammate is out. Rocky Gale was called up and will serve as the backup to Barnes.