| Didier Fuentes | |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves – No. 75 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:June 17, 2005 Tolú, Colombia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 20, 2025, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics (through July 8,2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 13.85 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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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.
Fuentes signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent on January 15,2022. [1] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Braves. Fuentes made 10 appearances (seven starts) for the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets in 2023,posting an 0-4 record and 7.27 ERA with 27 strikeouts over 26 innings of work. [2] He returned to Augusta in 2024,logging a 3-6 record and 2.74 ERA with 98 strikeouts across 18 appearances (17 starts). [3]
Fuentes started 2025 with the Rome Emperors before being promoted to the Columbus Clingstones and Gwinnett Stripers. [4] [5] On June 20,he was selected to Atlanta's 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8]
