{"id":604813,"date":"2026-03-04T02:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/604813\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:09:27","slug":"atlanta-braves-issue-official-statement-on-jurickson-profar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/604813\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves issue official statement on Jurickson Profar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Atlanta Braves have officially released a statement on outfielder\/designated hitter Jurickson Profar\u2019s 162-game suspension for a second positive test for a performance enhancing substance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The statement, which was issued on the team\u2019s official social media account, expressed disappointment in the player but their support for MLB\u2019s Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The full statement is below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">We were incredibly disappointed to learn that Jurickson tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance and is in violation of MLB\u2019s Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Our players are consistently educated about the Program and the consequences if they are found to be in violation. The Atlanta Braves fully support the Program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The news of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterypower.com\/atlanta-braves-news\/126842\/jurickson-profar-reportedly-set-to-receive-162-game-suspension-for-ped-usage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his suspension<\/a> was broken earlier this afternoon by ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Major League Baseball also issued an official statement about Profar\u2019s suspension, which begins on March 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson<br \/>Profar has received a 162-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Exogenous Testosterone<br \/>and its metabolites, a performance enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball\u2019s Joint Drug<br \/>Prevention and Treatment Program.<br \/>The suspension of Profar will become effective on Friday, March 6th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Profar, whom the Braves signed as a free agent prior to the 2025 season, was suspended during the first week of the regular season for a positive PED test and missed 80 games. The Braves will not have to pay his 2026 salary, or the tax associated with it, and he is also ineligible for the post-season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Atlanta Braves have officially released a statement on outfielder\/designated hitter Jurickson Profar\u2019s 162-game suspension for a second&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2394],"tags":[191,46,4206,4166,5,192,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-604813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-braves","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-braves","10":"tag-atlanta-braves-news","11":"tag-atlantabraves","12":"tag-baseball","13":"tag-braves","14":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116168475627893387","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}