Designated hitter was also banned last season
Player set to miss postseason and WBC too
Atlanta Braves designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN reported on Tuesday.
If the punishment is confirmed, the 33-year-old will also forfeit his entire $15m salary for the 2026 season and will be ineligible for the postseason and for this month’s World Baseball Classic, where he was due to play for the Netherlands.
Profar becomes the sixth player to receive a full-season PED ban since MLB increased the penalty for two-time offenders in 2014.
