{"id":1832633,"date":"2023-02-02T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832633"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:55:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:55:24","slug":"world-series-champion-dexter-fowler-retires-after-14-mlb-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-series-champion-dexter-fowler-retires-after-14-mlb-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series Champion Dexter Fowler Retires After 14 MLB Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworld-series-champion-dexter-fowler-retires-after-14-mlb-seasons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">MLB veteran Dexter Fowler announced Tuesday morning his retirement from baseball. This marks the end of a 14-year career, which included many memorable moments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb-postseason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>World Series ring<\/u><\/a> One All-Star selection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Fowler shared the news on social media, thanks to his fans and the teams for which he played during his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1415524102-copy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Major League Baseball player Dexter Fowler and his daughter Naya Fowler attend Game 1 of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs&#039; first round at Michelob ULTRA Arena between the Phoenix Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces Aug. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Aces defeated the Mercury 79-63. \u00a0\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Major League Baseball&#8217;s Dexter Fowler is accompanied by his daughter Naya Fowler at Game 1 of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs. The game will be played at Michelob ULTRA Arena, between the Phoenix Mercury &#038; Las Vegas Aces. The Aces defeated Mercury 79-63. \u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s here. I&#8217;m hanging up my cleats,&#8221; Fowler wrote. &#8220;From an 18-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/colorado-rockies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>draft pick in Colorado<\/u> <\/a>to a \u2018vet\u2019 in Anaheim \u2013 there are a few things I will never forget &#8230; Getting THAT call to the big leagues in September 2008. Wow. My world was spinning. My first &#8216;you&#8217;ve been traded to Houston&#8217; heart pounding call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/rockies-team-owner-dick-monfort-takes-aim-padres-free-agency-spending-dont-100-agree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>ROCKIES TEAM OWNER DICK MONFORT TAKES AIM AT PADRES\u2019 FREE-AGENCY SPENDING: \u2018I DON\u2019T 100% AGREE WITH IT\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The feeling of bliss while hearing the words &#8216;All-Star.\u2019 Never knew what it felt like to be that guy! Forever grateful. I was sopping wet and freezing on that field, with tears in my eyes, after the World Series win in Chicago. It&#8217;s the comfort of being a Red Bird and calling St. Louis home. Today is one such moment where you literally step down from the throne and are greeted with a standing ovation and tip of the cap. The world stops spinning. I am most proud of my career because I know I played the game right and tried my best to make an impact beyond the win.<\/p>\n<p>In his MLB career, the center fielder was a part of five different teams. His last season was in Anaheim with The Anaheim Giants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/arte-moreno-decides-wont-sell-angels-surprise-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Los Angeles Angels<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1234556701-copy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Los Angeles Angels outfielder Dexter Fowler in the dugout during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Aug. 6, 2021, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Dexter Fowler, Los Angeles Angels outfielder, is seen in the dugout during a Los Angeles Dodgers game on Aug. 6, 2021 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Brian Rothmuller\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fowler was injured in the final Major League game, April 9, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/scott-rolen-celebrates-hall-of-fame-selection-heartwarming-moment-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>SCOTT ROLEN CELEBRATES THE HALL OF FAME SELECTION WITH FAMILY \u2018I\u2019M IN\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Denver, Houston, Chicago, St. Louis and Anaheim \u2026 My family, friends, teammates, and staff,&#8221; Fowler\u2019s statement continued. &#8220;Thank you for 14 years. I gave you my all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fowler&#8217;s most well-known accomplishment is his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>2016 World Series Performance<\/u><\/a> With the Cubs, he became the first player to hit a leadoff double in Game 7 of the Fall Classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs won the first World Series for the Cubs since 1908, ending an 108-year drought.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FOXNEWS.COM SPORTS COVERSAGE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fowler arrived shortly thereafter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Signed with Cardinals<\/u><\/a>He spent four years in St. Louis, before he joined the Angels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/GettyImages-621339730-copy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler during the Chicago Cubs&#039; World Series victory rally Nov. 4, 2016, at Grant Park in Chicago.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Dexter Fowler, Chicago Cubs center fielder, during the Chicago Cubs&#8217; World Series victory rally on Nov. 4, 2016, at Grant Park.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Patrick Gorski\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;They were super transparent with me [about] their budget,&#8221; According to MLB.com Fowler made these comments about the Cubs &#8220;I had a great talk with Theo [Epstein]. The Ricketts were great. The organization was first class. They called me and told me how thankful they were to have me, but basically I\u2019d outpriced myself, which is not a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s part of a chapter in your book. Then you turn the page to begin something new. I had the opportunity to be a Redbird, and then play for the Cardinals for four more years. Then, it was the Angels. It was sad leaving, but you turn the page and move on \u2013 exactly like I\u2019m doing with my career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fowler finished his career as a .259 hitter with an on-base percentage of .358. His 82 career triples are the most by any player since his debut with the Rockies in 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Joe Morgan is a Fox News sports reporter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB veteran Dexter Fowler announced Tuesday morning his retirement from baseball. This marks the end of a 14-year career, which included many memorable moments. World Series ring One All-Star selection.\u00a0 Fowler shared the news on social media, thanks to his fans and the teams for which he played during his career.\u00a0 Major League Baseball&#8217;s Dexter &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1832636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[8491,17375,17101,12138,10586,11007,8612],"class_list":["post-1832633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-champion","tag-dexter","tag-fowler","tag-mlb","tag-retires","tag-seasons","tag-series"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1832633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1832636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1832633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1832633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1832633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}