Didier Fuentes
Colombian baseball player (born 2005)
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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.
| Didier Fuentes | |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves – No. 72 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 17, 2005 Tolú, Colombia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 20, 2025, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 13.85 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
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] He made four starts for Atlanta during his rookie campaign, struggling to an 0-3 record and 13.85 ERA with 12 strikeouts over 13 innings of work. On August 25, Fuentes was shut down for the remainder of the season due to right shoulder inflammation.[9]