Dad of Braves rookie Didier Fuentes catches foul ball after flying in for debut from Colombi
Ramon Fuentes is having himself a day for the ages. Not only did he hop on a last-minute flight from Colombia to Miami to watch his son, Didier, make his MLB debut, but he managed to catch a foul ball in the stands at LoanDepot Park. In fact, Ramon made the snag in the top of the first inning, getting his hands on a live MLB ball before his son did so a half-inning later. The moment came with two outs in the top of the first, when Austin Riley lifted a two-out fastball from Marlins starter Janson Junk high above the first base line. Didier Fuentes' Dad flew in from Colombia to see his son make his big-league C.J. Elleby Jersey debutand he just caught a foul ball! Atlanta Braves (@Braves) The ball bounced, caromed off the netting and dropped right into the hands of Ramon, who made the barehanded grab. Explore More In your first day here you get a foul ball in a game that your son is pitching? There are people thatll tell you about going to big league ball games for 30, 40 years and never getting a foul ball, analyst C.J. Nitkowski said on the Braves FanDuel Sports Network broadcast. Lets hope that is a sign of good things to come tonight. Ramon Fuentes after catching a foul ball at Fridays Marlins-Braves game at LoanDepot Park in Miami. @Braves/X Didiers start didnt go quite the way he or Ramon had hoped the righty went five innings, but he gave up four earned runs and six hits in an eventual 6-2 lo s to Miami. Didier is ranked as the 10th-best prospect in the Braves organization by , and he became the youngest active player in the majors, the youngest Atlanta starter since 1969 and MLBs youngest starting pitcher since Julio Uras made his debut with the Dodgers in August 2016. Braves pitcher Didier Fuentes made his MLB debut Friday at LoanDepot Park against the Marlins. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect He turned 20 years old just three days before making his MLB debut. The Tolu, Colombia native has posted a 4.81 ERA acro s nine starts at three minor league levels this season before getting called up to the Braves and earning the starting nod for Fridays game. Lo s aside, the debut was surely a special moment for Didier and the ultimate late Fathers Day gift for Ramon, with the foul ball souvenir as the cherry on top. Bill Walton Jersey
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