{"id":633466,"date":"2026-03-20T12:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/633466\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:43:15","slug":"braves-news-jurickson-profar-out-for-season-didier-fuentes-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/633466\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves News: Jurickson Profar out for season, Didier Fuentes, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

As expected, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the entire 2026 season<\/a> after his PED suspension was upheld following an appeal. The ban covers 162 games and also renders him ineligible for the postseason.<\/p>\n

Major League Baseball announced earlier this month that Profar tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. This marks his second violation, as he previously served an 80-game suspension for a similar offense in 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Major League Baseball Players Association filed an appeal on Profar\u2019s behalf, but the decision ultimately stood. With the suspension now finalized, the Braves have some added financial flexibility, clearing several million dollars from the payroll.<\/p>\n

Profar was expected to be in the Braves\u2019 outfield mix this season, so his absence leaves the club with additional questions as they finalize roster decisions heading into Opening Day.<\/p>\n

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All eyes are on Didier Fuentes<\/a> after his performance this spring, but does he have a shot at the Opening Day roster?<\/p>\n

Right-hander Ian Hamilton was outrighted<\/a> to Triple-A Gwinnett, leaving 41 players at camp.<\/p>\n

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Houston Astros lefty Bennett Sousa will begin the season on the injured list<\/a> due to a left oblique strain. His stint on the IL is expected to be minimal.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants right-hander Hayden Birdsong will undergo Tommy John<\/a> surgery next week, causing him to miss the entire 2026 season and part of 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As expected, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the entire 2026 season after his PED suspension was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2394],"tags":[40216,191,46,4166,5,48,192,25196,182,203,5924,74633,813,19,4,42242,13503,66],"class_list":["post-633466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-atlanta-braves","tag-2026-season","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-atlantabraves","tag-baseball","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-braves","tag-didier-fuentes","tag-florida","tag-hayden-birdsong","tag-jeff-passan","tag-jonathan-dyer-imagn","tag-jurickson-profar","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-north-port","tag-ped-suspension","tag-san-francisco-giants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116261565711842103","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633466","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=633466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}