{"id":547160,"date":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547160\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:06:08","slug":"162-game-suspension-for-braves-profar-upheld-by-mlb-report-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547160\/","title":{"rendered":"162-game suspension for Braves\u2019 Profar upheld by MLB: report \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTH PORT, Fla. \u2014 Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar\u2019s season-long suspension was upheld following an appeal, ESPN reported Thursday. <\/p>\n

Profar was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball on March 3 for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. It was the second positive test for him in consecutive seasons. <\/p>\n

He also will be ineligible for postseason play and forfeit his season salary. <\/p>\n

New Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss previously addressed it before the team\u2019s first spring training game. <\/p>\n

\u201cFound out about 10 minutes before it got announced, maybe five minutes. So still processing a lot of this. And the fact of the matter is there\u2019s a collectively bargained process here between MLB and the player association that has to play out. So don\u2019t know a whole lot right now, but obviously disappointed,\u201d Weiss said.<\/p>\n

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Profar will serve a 162-game suspension without pay for violating MLB\u2019s joint drug prevention and treatment program. Officials said Profar tested positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same substance he tested positive for last year after opening weekend 2025. The league suspended Profar for 80 games. <\/p>\n

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