Braves prospect joins Acuna, Albies as only teenager to play for Gwinnett after promotion
The Braves have never been shy about pushing their top prospects through the organization, and the latest is Didier Fuentes, who was just promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett, joining Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies as the only teenagers to play for the Stripers. The @GoStripers have added RHP Didier Fuentes to the roster today, the […] The post Braves prospect joins Acuna, Albies as only teenager to play for Gwinnett after promotion appeared first on SportsTalkATL.com.
The Braves have never been shy about pushing their top prospects through the organization, and the latest is Didier Fuentes, who was just promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett, joining Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies as the only teenagers to play for the Stripers.
The @GoStripers have added RHP Didier Fuentes to the roster today, the @Braves No. 10 prospect according to @MLBPipeline. At 19 years/11 months/28 days, he'd be just the 3rd teenager ever to play for Gwinnett, joining Ozzie Albies (19 in 2016) and Ronald Acuna Jr. (19 in 2017).
— Dave Lezotte (@DaveLezotte) June 13, 2025
Fuentes signed with the Braves for just $75K in January 2022, but he struggled in his first full season with Augusta in 2023. Beginning the 2024 campaign in Single-A benefited Fuentes, and while the ERA in 2025 (5.19 across A and AA) is not all that impressive, his stuff is nasty.
Fuentes features a fastball that sits in the mid-90s, but he’s run it all the way up to 98 mph. He’s got unbelievable command with it, and it misses a lot of bats too. He pairs it with a mid-80s slider, which is his best secondary offering. The combination of youth, athleticism, and his impressive fastball should excite a lot of Braves fans.
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