Damn big blow to the Braves !

Dutch MLB baseball player Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for doping
1 hour agoin Sports

ATLANTA - Dutch international baseball player Jurickson Profar (32) has been suspended for eighty games because traces of a banned substance were found.

His club Atlanta Braves wrote in a statement that they were "very surprised and extremely disappointed" by the doping use. The suspension is effective immediately. "We hope that Jurickson will learn from this," the club said.

Profar tested positive for the pregnancy hormone (HCG), a banned substance according to Major League Baseball (MLB). HCG is a testosterone stimulant that is also on the doping list of doping authority WADA.

Profar recently transferred from the San Diego Padres to the Atlanta Braves. He had one of his best years in the American Major League last year. He was the eighth Dutchman ever selected for the All Star Game.