Profar was the team's big free-agent pickup this offseason, signing a three-year, $42 million deal in January. Now he's on the shelf until late June and will be ineligible for the postseason. He joins a long list of key players who are currently unavailable as Atlanta attempts to dig itself out of an early season hole.

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 league’s joint drug prevention and treatment program.

Major League Baseball announced Monday it suspended Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar for 80 games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy. According to the announcement, he tested positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG).

Barring postponed games, Profar would be eligible to return June 29 against Philadelphia, would lose $5,806,440 of his $12 million salary, and is ineligible for the postseason.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball said on Monday.

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After Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games due to PEDs, the Atlanta Braves need an outfielder. Trading for Luis robert Jr. would be the best replacement.

Major League Baseball suspended Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar on Monday after he tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG). The move is a significant blow to the Braves,

Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use.