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.

The free-falling Yankees traded Jackson, a 29-year-old backstop currently at Triple-A, to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday morning. Baltimore sent international signing bonus pool money, and will later give the Yankees a player to be named later or cash considerations.

The Yankees just lost Clarke Schmidt for the season to Tommy John surgery, and they could be forced into a big move at the trade deadline as a result.

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,

NEW YORK — The Yankees made a rare trade with a division rival on Sunday morning, shipping Triple-A catcher Alex Jackson to the Orioles. In exchange for Jackson, the Yankees received international signing bonus pool money and either a player to be named later or cash considerations back from Baltimore.

Ultimately, the Yankees bucked tradition and let spring training performance dictate their next steps rather than defaulting to the easier path; Jackson went down to Triple-A, and Escarra rose to the bigs.