Just four games into the 2025 season and his Braves tenure, Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games. (Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

(Scott Audette via Getty Images)

Major League Baseball is suspending Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar 80 games for violating the league’s PED policy. Profar tested positive for a banned substance called chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).

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Profar’s suspension is effective immediately, and while he can return after 80 games, he will be ineligible to play in the 2025 postseason.

In a statement, the Braves said:

“We were surprised and extremely disappointed to learn that Jurickson Profar tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Prevention and Treatment Program. We fully support the Program and are hopeful that Jurickson will learn from this experience.”

In his own statement released by the MLB Players Association, Profar said, “Today is the most difficult day of my baseball career,” and he apologized to the Braves organization, his teammates and fans.

“It is because of my deep love and respect for this game that I would never knowingly do anything to cheat it,” he said in the statement. “I have been tested my entire career, including eight times last season alone, and have never tested positive. I would never willingly take a banned substance, but I take full responsibility and accept MLB’s decision.”

Profar signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Braves in January after a career year with the San Diego Padres in 2024, slashing .280/.380/.459 and earning All-Star and Silver Slugger honors. He played in each of the Braves’ four games so far this season, slashing .200/.250/.200.

The Braves are winless in the 2025 season so far. They open a three-game series against the Dodgers on Monday in L.A.