The first two weekends of the 2025 regular season are in the books, and it has been quite eventful for the San Diego Padres. They went undefeated on the first homestand before the bats went silent in the first two games of the road trip.
But there was some disheartening news. Former Padre Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The negative feedback from others has forced me to defend his legacy as a Friar.
Do not gloat about Profar’s misfortune
Shortly after his suspension announcement, I overheard two Friar Faithful discussing Profar’s predicament.