Editor\u2019s note: The video above is from an earlier report. <\/p>\n
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Atlanta Braves will face Team Colombia in an exhibition game on Wednesday, giving them a taste of international competition.<\/p>\n
The game will be broadcast live on Gray Media.<\/p>\n
Right-hander Elieser Hern\u00e1ndez will take the bump for the Braves.<\/p>\n
The World Baseball Classic officially kicks off Wednesday when Australia faces Chinese Taipei at 10 p.m. at the Tokyo Dome. Other WBC teams have been playing exhibition games against Cactus League and Grapefruit League opponents ahead of pool play, which continues Thursday<\/a> with games in San Juan (Pool A), Houston (Pool B), Tokyo (Pool C) and Miami (Pool D).<\/p>\n >> BRAVES COVERAGE<\/a><\/p>\n Among Colombia\u2019s roster is right-hander Julio Teheran, who pitched for the Braves from 2011-2019, posting a 3.67 ERA with 1,184 strikeouts over 1,360 innings for the club.<\/p>\n Trouble at DH<\/p>\n The Braves were off Tuesday, but news broke that outfielder Jurickson Profar is suspended for 162-games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n RELATED: Braves OF Jurickson Profar suspended 162 games after testing positive for PEDs<\/a><\/p>\n The MLB Players Association is challenging the suspension, according to The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal. <\/p>\n Profar will forfeit his entire $15 million salary and be ineligible for the postseason as well as the World Baseball Classic, where he was slated to play for the Netherlands under head coach Andruw Jones.<\/p>\n All eyes now turn \u2014 once again \u2014 to Alex Anthopoulos and how he will address Profar\u2019s absence at the designated hitter position, whether by leaning on the club\u2019s depth, pursuing a free agent bat or exploring a potential trade. The team is already without pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep and will open the season without Ha-Seong Kim (hip) and Sean Murphy (hip). With Profar\u2019s $15 million salary potentially coming off the books if the suspension is upheld, the Braves could have added financial flexibility to explore their options.<\/p>\n How to watch Braves on Gray<\/p>\n The Braves and Gray Media announced an expanded spring training broadcast offering, bringing 18 spring training games to fans across Braves Country through Braves on Gray<\/a> local television stations, reaching 26 markets throughout the Southeast.<\/p>\n