"Major League Baseball announced earlier this month that Profar tested positive for "exogenous testosterone and its metabolites." He is the sixth player to receive a 162-game ban for PED use since MLB increased the penalty for two-time offenders to a full season in 2014."
"Profar will serve a 162-game suspension for testing positive a second time and will be ineligible for postseason play in 2026. Profar, 33, will forfeit the entirety of his $15 million salary for 2026."
Jurickson Profar, a 33-year-old Atlanta Braves outfielder, will serve a 162-game suspension for testing positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites. This marks his second PED violation, resulting in a full-season ban under MLB's 2014 penalty enhancement for repeat offenders. Profar will be ineligible for postseason play in 2026 and will forfeit his entire $15 million salary for the season. He is the sixth player to receive a 162-game suspension for PED use since the penalty was increased.
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