Didier Fuentes #72

2025

In four starts with Atlanta, went 0-3 with a 13.85 ERA (20 ER/13.0 IP) in his debut season...Made his Major League debut on June 20 against Miami at 20 years and three days old...Became the youngest starter to make their MLB debut for Atlanta since Mike McQueen, October 2, 1969 (19 years, 33 days-old)...On June 20, was the youngest pitcher to play in a game in the Majors during the 2025 season... Fuentes at the time became the youngest hurler to make his debut as a starter since Julio Urías on May 27, 2016 for Los Angeles-NL...A native of Tolú, Colombia, Fuentes became the 15th Colombian-born pitcher, 30th player, to play in the major leagues...After his debut he is now the youngest Colombian-born hurler to pitch in a game and the second-youngest player since Édgar Rentería...Joined Teheran, Rentería, Sugar Ray Marimón and Gio Urshela as the only Colombian-born players to play for Atlanta...Made his Truist Park debut on July 8, fanning six hitters over 3.2 innings pitched...At 20 years and 15 days, Fuentes became the youngest pitcher to toe the rubber at Truist Park...He is the second-youngest player to have played in a game at this park, trailing only Juan Soto, who first played here at 19 years old...Began the 2025 season on High-A Rome’s Opening Day roster.