With the return to the Atlanta Braves of Jurickson Profar from suspension, Alex Verdugo is now waiting for a phone call from another team.

With Jurickson Profar wrapping up his 80-game suspension for violating MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy, the Atlanta Braves have decided to cut ties with Alex Verdugo.

Verdugo, 29, is now out of a job after signing a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Atlanta in late March, which followed a long offseason of searching for his next team. After spending the first few weeks in the minors, Verdugo was called up in mid-April, hitting .341/.396/.455 in 48 plate appearances through the first month.