Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for PED drug use
<!--> Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar received an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drug use on Monday.Major League Baseball announced that Profar tested positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) in violation of the league’s joint drug prevention and treatment program.The suspension of Profar is effective immediately. He will be eligible to return June 29, barring any postponements.Profar hit lead-off and started in left field in all four of the Braves' opening series' games against the San Diego Padres. He went 3-for-15 at the plate and scored two runs. Atlanta lost all four games to the hosting Padres. ADVERTISEMENT -->Profar, 32, signed a three-year deal, worth $42 million with Atlanta, during this past offseason, after a 2024 season in which he made his first All-Star Game appearance. Prior to coming to Atlanta, he had two separate stints in San Diego from 2020-2022 and 2023-2024. […]