Fuentes' Blazing Heat Joins Braves Rotation

0:00On April 22nd, the Atlanta Braves just recalled pitcher Didier Fuente's to the big leagues and he's starting tonight against the Washington Nationals. They designated right-hander Ian Hamilton for Simon to make room and shuffled the rotation. Martin Perez moves to Thursday, Chris sale to Friday. Earlier this week, Fuente's got scratched from a triple A star in Gwyneth, signaling this call-up was coming. In three outings there, he posted a 2.16 ERA held hitters to a 0.84 whip and racked up 20 strikeouts over 16 and 2 thirds innings. Fans and analysts saw his potential from spring training, where he dominated with a 0.66 ERA and retired 27 batters in a row at one point. He even got a taste of the majors on opening day as a long reliever, tossing four solid innings. Meanwhile, the current rotation features Chris sale, Ronaldo Lopez, Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder and Perez with Spencer Strider working through rehab, starts.

1:01Fuente's brings heat up to 99 mph and a nasty slider, forcing his way into the mix. Catch the first pitch at 6.45 pm tonight. Braves vs. Nats with Fuente's on the mound looking to stick around. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.