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CBC
08-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar gets 80-game ban for PED violation
Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. Major League Baseball announced Monday 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. Barring postponed games, Profar would be eligible to return June 29 against Philadelphia and would lose $5,806,440 of his $12 million US salary. He is also ineligible for the post-season. Profar called it the "most difficult day of my baseball career" and said he would never knowingly cheat. "This is especially painful for me because anyone who knows me and has seen me play knows I am deeply passionate about the game," he said in a statement. "There is nothing I love more than competing with my teammates and being a fan favourite. I want to apologize to the entire Braves organization, my teammates and the fans. "It is because of my deep love and respect for this game that I would never knowingly do anything to cheat it. I have been tested my entire career, including eight times last season alone, and have never tested positive. I would never willingly take a banned substance, but I take full responsibility and accept MLB's decision." The 32-year-old Profar was an all-star and won a Silver Slugger last season when he batted .280 and set career highs with 24 homers and 85 runs batted in for San Diego. He then signed a three-year, $42 million contract with Atlanta in the off-season. Profar is the fourth player who has been suspended this year for violating the performance-enhancing substance policy, with the others coming under the minor league program and the program for minor leaguers assigned outside the United States and Canada. Two players were suspended last year under the major league drug program. Noelvi Marte, a 22-year-old infielder who was considered Cincinnati's top prospect, missed the first 80 games following a positive test for boldenone. Toronto infielder Orelvis Martinez was suspended for 80 games on June 23 following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut.
Chicago Tribune
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar gets an 80-game suspension for PED use and is ineligible for the postseason
NEW YORK — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. Major League Baseball announced Monday that Profar tested positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) in violation of the joint drug prevention and treatment program. Profar's suspension is effective immediately. Barring postponed games, he would be eligible to return June 29 against the Philadelphia Phillies and would lose $5,806,440 of his $12 million salary. He is also ineligible for the postseason. Profar called it the 'most difficult day of my baseball career' and said he would never knowingly cheat. 'This is especially painful for me because anyone who knows me and has seen me play knows I am deeply passionate about the game,' he said in a statement. 'There is nothing I love more than competing with my teammates and being a fan favorite. I want to apologize to the entire Braves organization, my teammates and the fans. 'It is because of my deep love and respect for this game that I would never knowingly do anything to cheat it. I have been tested my entire career, including eight times last season alone, and have never tested positive. I would never willingly take a banned substance, but I take full responsibility and accept MLB's decision.' The 32-year-old Profar was an All-Star and won a Silver Slugger award last season, when he batted .280 and set career highs with 24 homers and 85 RBIs for the San Diego Padres. He signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Braves in the offseason. Profar is the fourth player suspended this year for violating the performance-enhancing substance policy, with the others coming under the minor-league program and the program for minor-leaguers assigned outside the United States and Canada. Two players were suspended last year under the major-league drug program. Noelvi Marté, a 22-year-old infielder who was considered the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, missed the first 80 games after a positive test for boldenone. Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games on June 23 after a positive test for clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major-league debut.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Braves outfielder Profar suspended 80 games for doping violation
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a banned performance enhancing drug (Orlando Ramirez) Major League Baseball suspended Atlanta Braves slugger Jurickson Profar for 80 games on Monday after he tested positive for the performance-enhancing Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), MLB announced. The suspension of the 32-year-old outfielder is more bad news for an Atlanta team that has started the season 0-4. Advertisement He signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Braves in January, and will be suspended through the end of June. Although he can return in July for the remainder of the regular season, Profar will not be eligible to play in the 2025 postseason. "We were surprised and extremely disappointed to learn that Jurickson Profar tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Prevention and Treatment Program," the Braves said in a statement. Profar, who hit a career-high 24 home runs for the San Diego Padres last year, issued a statement through the MLB Players Association, calling the announcement "the most difficult day of my baseball career." Profar wrote in a statement that he tested positive in the off-season. Advertisement "I want to apologize to the entire Braves organization, my teammates, and the fans," he said. He added that he "would never knowingly do anything to cheat" and that he "would never willingly take a banned substance." "But I take full responsibility and accept MLB's decision," he concluded. bb/aha
Washington Post
31-03-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Jurickson Profar, postseason villain, suspended 80 games for PEDs
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended 80 games after testing positive for a performance enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced Monday. The substance detected was human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced by the placenta after a woman becomes pregnant that can stimulate testosterone production in men, according to the National Institutes of Health. Profar denied he took the substance knowingly.
Fox News
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
MLB All-Star Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for violating PED policy
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will be suspended for the next 80 games for violating MLB's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Per MLB's policy, even after Profar returns from suspension, he will not be eligible to play in the postseason. MLB announced the suspension in a statement on Monday. "The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG), a performance enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension of Profar is effective immediately," the statement read. The Braves released their own statement addressing the suspension. "We were surprised and extremely disappointed to learn that Jurickson Profar tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's Joint Prevention and Treatment Program. We fully support the Program and are hopeful that Jurickson will learn from this experience," the team said. Profar was named an All-Star for the first time in his career in 2024 at age 31. He finished the season with career-bests in batting average at .280, home runs with 24 and RBI with 85. Profar was also hit by the most pitches in MLB last season with 18. Profar signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Braves in January. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
