Didier Fuentes
{{Short description|Colombian baseball player (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Didier Fuentes
|image =
|team = Atlanta Braves
|number = 75
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|6|17}}
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = June 20
|debutyear = 2025
|debutteam = Atlanta Braves
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = June 20, 2025
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 0–1
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 7.20
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 3
|teams =
- Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|2025}}–present)
}}
Didier Nicolas Fuentes (born June 17, 2005) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Fuentes signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in January 2022.{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Gabe |title=Didier Fuentes Emerges As Young Braves Power Arm |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/braves-didier-fuentes/ |access-date=June 22, 2025 |work=Baseball America |date=January 23, 2025}} He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Braves. He pitched 2023 and 2024 with the Augusta GreenJackets.
Fuentes started 2025 with the Rome Emperors before being promoted to the Columbus Clingstones and Gwinnett Stripers.{{cite news |last1=Palmero |first1=Zeke |title=Fuentes Promoted, Exposito Returns From Injury |url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/sports/fuentes-promoted-exposito-returns-from-injury/article_666ffb70-2952-4fca-a0ca-7dc611da552a.html |access-date=June 22, 2025 |work=Rome News-Tribune |date=April 25, 2025}}{{Cite web |date=2025-06-17 |title=Braves' Didier Fuentes: Healthy again, moves to Triple-A |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/braves-didier-fuentes-healthy-again-moves-to-triple-a/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} On June 20, he was selected to Atlanta's 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web |last=Palermo |first=Zeke |date=2025-06-20 |title=Braves call up former Emperor Didier Fuentes, make him youngest active MLB player |url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/sports/braves-call-up-former-emperor-didier-fuentes-make-him-youngest-active-mlb-player/article_c8344236-1603-4e08-8f31-efb29fcf2cbf.html |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Northwest Georgia News |language=en}} He made his MLB debut later that day against the Miami Marlins, yielding four earned runs on six hits in five innings and earning the loss.{{Cite news |first1=Justin |last1=Morris |title=20-year-old Fuentes dazzles with stuff, poise in 'amazing' MLB debut |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/didier-fuentes-makes-major-league-debut-in-braves-loss |date=June 20, 2025 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} Debuting at 20 years old, Fuentes became the third-youngest starting pitcher in Atlanta history and the youngest MLB starter to debut since Julio Urías in May 2016.{{Cite news |date=2025-06-20 |title=Didier Fuentes debuts for Braves as MLB’s current youngest player |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/jun/20/didier-fuentes-debuts-for-braves-as-mlbs-current/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Atlanta Braves players
Category:Augusta GreenJackets players
Category:Colombian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Category:Columbus Clingstones players
Category:Dominican Summer League Braves players
Category:Gwinnett Stripers players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers