Jackson, 29, hit .226 with 10 homers in 44 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. He made his major league debut with Atlanta in 2019 and also has played for Miami and Milwaukee.

It’s been an unbelievably unlucky two-plus weeks for Orioles catchers, and the misfortune continued this weekend in Atlanta. On Sunday, Baltimore placed Gary Sánchez on the 10-day injured list due to a right knee sprain he sustained during Saturday’s 9-6,

The New York Yankees announced Sunday they traded veteran catcher Alex Jackson to the Baltimore Orioles. In return, the Bronx Bombers received international bonus pool money and a player to be named later. For the Orioles, Jackson provides depth behind the plate with Gary Sánchez heading to the 10-day injured list.