MIAMI (AP) — Braves right-hander Didier Fuentes will become the youngest active player in the majors and youngest Atlanta starter since 1969 when he makes his debut against the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
Atlanta called up the 20 year old from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day — three days after his birthday — to start the first of a three-game series at Miami.
Fuentes will be the third-youngest starting pitcher in Braves history, only older than Charlie Vaughan and Mike McQueen. Vaughan debuted on September 3, 1966, at 18. McQueen pitched his first game on October 2, 1969, at 19.