Braves' Didier Fuentes has a huge opportunity ahead of him this season

Ahead of the 2022 season, Didier Fuentes signed as an international free agent with the Atlanta Braves. He started his career in Single-A, where he struggled to adjust to the game. 

The following year, he would do much better and would make his way through the minors last season. That led to him being called up on June 20th of last season. 

He debuted at 20 years old, making him the third-youngest Braves starting pitcher and the youngest debut since Julio Urias in 2016. 

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Braves' Didier Fuentes has a huge opportunity ahead of him this season

Fuentes made the Opening Day roster coming out of the bullpen. He appeared in one game so far, going four innings while giving up two hits and one run. 

Shortly after that, he was optioned back to Triple-A. It was not because of his outing, but because the club brought up Martin Perez. 

Fuentes will be stretched out in the minor leagues, and according to Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter, could be the next man up in the Atlanta rotation. 

"Fuentes was the youngest player to appear in an MLB game last season, with his MLB debut on June 20 coming just three days after his 20th birthday. He had a terrific spring, logging a 0.66 ERA and an 18-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 13.2 innings. He is working in relief to start the year, but could be the next man up when the Braves need another starter."

He will be down in the minors for the next two weeks, unless he is called in to replace someone who will be moving to the IL. 

Fuentes will focus on building up his arm in the meantime. He will make his first Triple-A start on Friday, and it will be a start that the fanbase will want to pay close attention to.

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