“The bats were available to us,” said Lockridge ... with the media on Monday afternoon that former Padre All-Star Jurickson Profar was suspended 80 games without pay for testing positive ...

Jurickson Profar is only 31 years old ... is suspect, Profar’s bat is more potent than ever. Would that make Profar a candidate to replace J.D. Martinez as the Mets’ designated hitter?

When the Braves lost Jurickson Profar to an 80-game suspension at the end of their winless season-opening road trip, the ...

Profar bat .280 with a .839 OPS ... "We were surprised and extremely disappointed to learn that Jurickson Profar tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major ...

Opening weekend has come to a close, and Jurickson Profar has overcome one of the hardest ... The outfielder battled at the plate in each at bat on Opening Day, tying a franchise record for ...

LOS ANGELES -- Veteran outfielder Jurickson Profar tested positive for a banned ... subsequently optioned to the minor leagues to get at-bats. At least as problematic is the absence of López ...

Jurickson Profar's selfish decision has cost Atlanta outfield depth and left a clear question mark, even when Ronald Acuna Jr ...

It adds insult to injury that Jurickson Profar is out because he tested positive for PEDs. Verdugo's numbers don't stand out much, but the Braves are making the move because they have to try.

Despite the emergence of Alex Verdugo, who has proven to be a godsend for the Braves early this season, Alex Anthopoulos ...

His break came when Jurickson Profar was suspended ... In a lineup that boasts a lot of swings and misses, the bat-to-ball skills of Verdugo (and, the Braves had hoped, Profar) would be extremely ...

Of all the blows that have negatively affected the Braves over the first five weeks of the season, the most impactful came ...