The Atlanta Braves have officially released a statement on outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar’s 162-game suspension for a second positive test for a performance enhancing substance.
The statement, which was issued on the team’s official social media account, expressed disappointment in the player but their support for MLB’s Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The full statement is below.
We were incredibly disappointed to learn that Jurickson tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance and is in violation of MLB’s Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Our players are consistently educated about the Program and the consequences if they are found to be in violation. The Atlanta Braves fully support the Program.
The news of his suspension was broken earlier this afternoon by ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Major League Baseball also issued an official statement about Profar’s suspension, which begins on March 6, 2026.
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson
Profar has received a 162-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Exogenous Testosterone
and its metabolites, a performance enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug
Prevention and Treatment Program.
The suspension of Profar will become effective on Friday, March 6th.
Profar, whom the Braves signed as a free agent prior to the 2025 season, was suspended during the first week of the regular season for a positive PED test and missed 80 games. The Braves will not have to pay his 2026 salary, or the tax associated with it, and he is also ineligible for the post-season.
