Mikolas Slams Profar's PED Suspension

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Washington Nationals News Today. Subscribe to keep up with every headline, every game. Washington Nationals pitcher Miles Meakalus has no sympathy for Atlanta Brave's outfielder, Jerkson Profar, after his latest performance enhancing drug. Suspension This is Profar's second violation in the past year, and it means he'll miss all 162 games of the upcoming season. Profar plans to appeal the ban with help from the Major League Baseball Players Association. Meakalus, speaking on a podcast, argued that the union shouldn't get involved since players know the rules and there are plenty of legal ways too. Improve Reactions poured in from Profar's World Baseball Classic teammates with the Netherlands team. They felt stunned and left in the dark, as he reportedly left right after the news broke without much explanation for management. Meanwhile, Netherlands manager Andrew Jones called it a grown up business where everyone understands the testing rules. He said he couldn't come in further, without talking to Profar directly.

1:03The MLB Players Association has agreed to move forward with the appeal request, which kicks off this Friday. We'll keep an eye on how it plays out for Profar and the League. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense. S-O-L-I-SOLYPILO.COM.