LOS Angeles (AP) – Atlanta Braves Voltueur, Profar Jurickson, was suspended for 80 wages for drug use improving performance.
Major League Baseball announced on Monday that Profar had tested positive for chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in violation of the joint drug prevention and treatment program. According to the Cleveland Clinic, HCG is a hormone that helps to produce testosterone.
The suspension of profar is in effect immediately. With fewer reports postponed, Profar would be eligible to return on June 29 against Philadelphia and would lose $ 5,806,440 of his salary of $ 12 million. It is also ineligible for the playoffs.
PROFAR called it the “most difficult day of my baseball career” and said that it would never know knowingly.
“It is particularly painful for me because anyone knows me and who saw me play knows that I am deeply passionate about the game,” he said in a statement. “There is nothing that I like more than competing with my teammates and being a favorite of fans. I want to apologize to the whole brave organization, my teammates and fans.
“It is because of my deep love and my respect for this game that I would never do anything to deceive it. I was tested all my career, including eight times last season, and I have never been tested positive. I would never gladly take a prohibited substance, but I take full responsibility and accept MLB’s decision. ”
The Braves arrived in Los Angeles after being swept in their weekend series in San Diego. PROFAR had to return to Atlanta on Monday evening.
The manager of the Braves, Brian Snitker, said that he had spoken to the club and in ProFar earlier during the day, but he refused to disclose anything on their conversation.
“He hated that and we hate him for him,” said Snitker.
At the same time, Snitker said: “It’s an opportunity for someone else to intervene and do something really good.”
Profar’s punishment is the second for the brave. In April 2015, the launcher Andrew McKirahan was suspended for 80 games after being tested positive for a drug improving performance.
The team has been in the grip of injuries in recent years, including the loss of quadruple voltiseur of the Ronald Acuña Jr. stars to a torn ACL last May for the second time in their career.
But Snitker expects his group to join.
“They have been responsible for managing a lot in recent years, and they are a very good group to do so,” he said. “They will continue to fight and work.”
The 32-year-old profar was an All-Star and won a silver hitter last season when he beat. 280 and established careers with 24 circuits and 85 products produced for San Diego. He signed a $ 42 million contract over three years With the brave during the offseason.
PROFAR is the fourth player who was suspended this year for violating substance policy improving performance, the others being under the minor league program and the minor league program assigned outside the United States and Canada.
Two players were suspended last year as part of the Major League medication program.
Noelvi MartéAn interior player of 22 years who was considered the best hope of Cincinnati, missed the first 80 games following a positive test for Boldenone.
Championship Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games on June 23 following a positive test for the drug cliphene improving performance, an ad Two days after its debut in the major league.
The Braves acquired Stuart Fairchild from a business with Cincinnati on Monday for money. Fairchild, 29, struck .215 with eight circuits and 30 points produced with the Reds last year.
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The sports writer AP Josh Dubow in San Francisco contributed to this report.
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