The Atlanta Braves’ Jurickson Profar will serve an 80-game suspension Monday as a result of testing positive for a banned substance, it was reported.

The outfielder tested positive for chorionic gonadotropin, a performance-enhancing drug, ESPN reports, according to Major League Baseball.

Mike Rodriguez was the first to report the news.

As part of the suspension, Profar will be ineligible for the 2025 postseason as part of his suspension.

“This is especially painful for me because anyone who knows me and has seen me play knows I am deeply passionate about the game,” Profar wrote as part of his statement, per ESPN. “There is nothing I love more than competing with my teammates and being a fan favorite. I want to apologize to the entire Braves organization, my teammates, and the fans. It is because of my deep love and respect for this game that I would never knowingly do anything to cheat it.”

Profar added that he was tested eight times for PEDs in 2024 and “never tested positive.”

Profar will be eligible to return June 29 against Philadelphia and would lose $5,806,440 of his $12 million salary.

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