Jurickson Profar News: Suspended 80 games for PEDs

Major League Baseball suspended Profar for 80 games Monday for violating the performance-enhancing drug policy, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Profar is in the first year of a three-year, $42 million contract he signed with Atlanta after a career-best 2024 season in which he slashed .280/.380/.459 with 24 home runs, 85 RBI and 10 stolen bases as a member of the Padres. He won't be eligible to return to action until late June, leaving fantasy managers with little choice but to drop him. Atlanta will attempt to get by with Jarred Kelenic, Bryan De La Cruz, Eli White and Stuart Fairchild on their outfield corners for now, although Alex Verdugo should arrive soon and Ronald Acuna (knee) is expected back from the injured list by early-to-mid-May.