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Alden Gonzalez
LOS Angeles – Atlanta Braves Voltueur, Jorickson PROFAR, was tested positive for a prohibited substance and will start a suspension of 80 games on Monday, for the start of a series of three games from the Dodger Stadium. PROFAR has been tested positive for Chorionic Gonadotropin, a drug improving performance, according to Major League Baseball.
Profar will be eligible to return to the brave in early July, but will be unacceptable to the 2025 elimination series as part of its suspension.
PROFAR, 32, has signed a $ 1 million contract with the San Diego Padres there are two offers and organized the best offensive season of his career in 2024, reducing .280 / .380 / .459 with 24 circuits and 85 points produced in 158 games. The Braves then signed him for an agreement of $ 42 million over three years last January to make him their left -back player every day.
In a statement sent by the MLB Players’ Association, Profar called on Monday “the most difficult day of my baseball career” and said that it was “devastated” by the news. PROFAR added that it had been tested eight times for the PED in 2024 and “never tested positive”.
“It is particularly painful for me because anyone knows me and who saw me play knows that I am deeply passionate about the game,” wrote Profar in the context of his declaration. “There is nothing that I like more than competing with my teammates and being a favorite of fans. I want to apologize to the entire organization of brave, my teammates and fans. It is because of my deep love and my respect for this game that I would never do anything to cheat it.”
The suspension of Profar, which is without salary, comes following a brutal opening weekend for the Braves, which were swept in a series of four games by the Padres while scoring seven combined points – including Zero in the last 22 rounds.
The absence of a profare will be particularly felt with Ronald Acuna Jr. not expected to return from the injured list for another month. Jarred Kelenic and Bryan de la Cruz have peloton in the right field in the absence of Acuna. With Profar Gone, the brave can also turn to Alex Verdugo, which was signed for an agreement of $ 1.5 million on March 20 and then opted for minor leagues to obtain batts.
