MLB All-Star Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for violating PED policy

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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. 

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Jurickson Profar is shown during the sixth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2024. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

"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. 

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Jurickson Profar takes batting practice before Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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. 

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